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

Several people have been injured following a Delta aircraft originating in LA to Sydney, Australia was hit by significant turbulence on Friday morning.

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

Local paramedics stated they assessed five patients, and took three of them to hospital with relatively minor issues that such as back pain and head pain. Those affected were between their thirties and seventies.

The event represents the latest incident of commercial jets encountering severe turbulence, with aviation specialists pointing out that shifting climate patterns is a key driver.

On board were nearly 250 travelers and a crew of 15 on the Airbus A350, the representative noted, clarifying that the plane touched down "without further incident" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday.

The NSW Ambulance Service said they were alerted just three minutes prior to the plane touched down, and emergency vehicles were ready and waiting at the airport.

Why plane turbulence is becoming more common - and potentially more dangerous.

In the previous year, 25 people were hurt when a Delta Airlines flight, travelling from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, encountered "considerable" rough air just two hours into the transoceanic journey, and diverted for an unscheduled landing.

Recently, passengers and crew on a certain international flight went through a frightening short but intense bout of severe turbulence. One passenger died and numerous people sustained injuries, as those without seatbelts lifted out of their seats and fell back down.

In-flight turbulence is not uncommon during flights, and while cases of significant turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are still very rare.

Estimates show that there are an estimated thousands of instances of significant in-flight disturbance each year, out of a total of more than 35 million journeys that currently occur globally.

Severe turbulence is categorized as when the up and down movements of a plane going through disturbed air apply more than a significant G-force on your body - a strong enough force to propel you from your seat if you did not have on a safety belt.

As climate change alters atmospheric conditions, researchers alert that commercial aviation could become bumpier: warming trends and altered air currents in the jet stream level are projected to heighten the occurrence and strength of significant turbulence.