Multiple Injured as Turbulence Hits Delta Plane into Sydney

Several people were hurt when a Delta Airlines flight from LA to Sydney experienced rough air this past Friday.

Flight DL41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it touched down at the Sydney airport, a company official informed. Several cabin crew members sustained injuries.

Emergency medical services said they assessed five individuals, and transferred three of them to the hospital with minor injuries that comprised pain in the back and head pain. Those affected ranged from their 30s up to the 70s.

The event represents the latest incident of aircraft experiencing severe turbulence, with experts saying that global warming is a major factor.

The aircraft was carrying nearly 250 travelers and fifteen staff members on the wide-body jet, the official said, adding that the plane landed "safely" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday morning.

Paramedics said they got a call just three minutes prior to the plane landed, and response teams were ready and waiting at the airport.

Why plane turbulence is becoming more common - and more severe.

During the past year, twenty-five passengers and crew were hurt when a Delta Airlines flight, on a route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, encountered "severe" rough air just two hours into the long-haul flight, and diverted for an precautionary landing.

Recently, those on board on a certain international flight went through a terrifying short but intense of severe turbulence. An individual lost their life and numerous people sustained injuries, as unbelted passengers lifted out of their seats and crashed back down.

Bumpy air is not uncommon on aircraft journeys, and while instances of strong or severe turbulence seem to be rising, they are remained quite uncommon.

Research indicates that there are approximately five thousand cases of significant in-flight disturbance each year, out of a overall number of in excess of 35 million flights that are conducted around the world.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is defined as when the sudden jolts of a plane going through rough air masses exert in excess of a significant G-force on your body - enough to lift you out of your seat if you were not fastened by a safety belt.

As global warming modifies atmospheric conditions, experts warn that flying could become bumpier: warming trends and altered air currents in the higher altitudes are projected to heighten the regularity and severity of dangerous in-flight bumps.