Multiple Hurt as In-Flight Disturbance Impacts A Delta Airlines Plane Arriving in Sydney, Australia

Multiple passengers and crew sustained injuries following a Delta Airlines jet traveling from LA to Sydney, Australia was hit by turbulence on Friday morning.

Delta Flight 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it landed at the Sydney airport, a company official informed. Several cabin crew members sustained injuries.

Local paramedics stated they evaluated five individuals, and took three of them to the hospital with minor injuries that comprised back pain and headaches. The injured were between their thirties and seventies.

It is the newest example of aircraft being hit by atmospheric disturbance, with researchers indicating that climate change is a significant contributor.

On board were 245 people and a crew of 15 on the Airbus A350, the Delta spokesperson said, adding that the plane touched down "safely" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday morning.

Paramedics said they were alerted just a mere three minutes prior to the plane arrived, and response teams were waiting on the tarmac.

Why in-flight bumpiness is becoming increasingly prevalent - and more severe.

During the past year, 25 people sustained injuries when a Delta Airlines flight, flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, encountered "significant" atmospheric disturbance just two hours into the lengthy trip, and was forced to make an emergency landing.

Earlier this year, those on board on a Singapore Airlines jet experienced a harrowing brief five-second of severe turbulence. An individual passed away and many were hurt, as individuals not fastened in rose out of their seats and fell back down.

In-flight turbulence is not uncommon while flying, and while cases of rough conditions appear to be increasing, they are statistically infrequent.

Research indicates that there are an estimated five thousand cases of severe or worse turbulence every year, out of a overall number of more than 35 million flights that currently occur worldwide.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is categorized as when the sudden jolts of a aircraft going through rough air masses apply in excess of a significant G-force on your body - enough to throw you from your seat if you were not fastened by a safety belt.

As climate change alters the conditions in the sky, researchers alert that flying could become more turbulent: temperature changes and altered air currents in the jet stream level are likely to heighten the occurrence and strength of severe turbulence.