Multiple Injured as In-Flight Disturbance Impacts Delta Aircraft Landing at Sydney, Australia

Multiple passengers and crew were hurt when a Delta Airlines flight traveling from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia was hit by turbulence on Friday morning.

The flight, numbered 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it landed at the Sydney airport, an airline spokesperson told. Several cabin crew members required medical attention.

Emergency medical services said they assessed five individuals, and transported three of them to hospital with minor injuries that such as back pain and headaches. The patients' ages were between their 30s up to the 70s.

This marks the latest incident of commercial jets encountering atmospheric disturbance, with experts pointing out that shifting climate patterns is a major factor.

There were 245 passengers and fifteen staff members on the Airbus A350, the Delta spokesperson said, clarifying that the plane landed "without further incident" at the airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday.

Emergency responders said they received a call just only 180 seconds prior to the plane touched down, and response teams were waiting on the tarmac.

Why plane turbulence is growing more frequent - and often stronger.

During the past year, twenty-five passengers and crew were hurt when another Delta jet, on a route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, encountered "significant" turbulence just 120 minutes into the lengthy trip, and was forced to make an unscheduled landing.

Recently, those on board on a Singapore Airlines flight experienced a frightening brief five-second period of extreme instability. One passenger lost their life and dozens were injured, as those without seatbelts were thrown from their seats and were slammed back.

Bumpy air is fairly routine on aircraft journeys, and while instances of strong or severe turbulence appear to be increasing, they are still very rare.

Research indicates that there are approximately five thousand cases of severe-or-greater turbulence annually, out of a total of more than 35 million flights that are conducted around the world.

Severe turbulence is categorized as when the up and down movements of a jet going through rough air masses apply greater than 1.5g-force on your body - enough to throw you from your seat if you weren't wearing a safety belt.

As global warming modifies the conditions in the sky, experts warn that flying could become bumpier: warming trends and shifting wind patterns in the upper atmosphere are projected to increase the frequency and intensity of significant turbulence.