A Number of Injured as In-Flight Disturbance Strikes A Delta Airlines Flight Landing at Sydney

A number of individuals have been injured after a Delta Airlines jet originating in LA to Sydney experienced turbulence this past Friday.

Flight DL41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it made its approach and landed at the Sydney airport, an airline spokesperson told. Several cabin crew members sustained injuries.

Emergency medical services stated they evaluated five individuals, and transferred a trio to hospital with minor injuries that included back pain and headaches. The patients' ages ranged from their 30s to 70s.

This marks the newest example of commercial jets experiencing atmospheric disturbance, with experts indicating that global warming is a major factor.

On board were 245 passengers and fifteen staff members on the aircraft, the representative said, stating that the plane touched down "safely" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on the day in question.

Emergency responders reported they received a call just a mere three minutes prior to the plane touched down, and emergency vehicles were standing by on the runway.

The reasons turbulence is becoming more frequent - and more severe.

Last year, two dozen individuals were hurt when a separate Delta aircraft, on a route from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, encountered "significant" rough air just two hours into the lengthy trip, and diverted for an precautionary landing.

Recently, those on board on a certain international flight went through a harrowing five seconds period of extreme instability. An individual died and numerous people sustained injuries, as individuals not fastened in lifted out of their seats and were slammed back.

Bumpy air is fairly routine while flying, and while instances of strong or severe turbulence appear to be increasing, they are statistically infrequent.

Estimates show that there are approximately five thousand cases of severe or worse turbulence each year, out of a total of over 35 million journeys that are conducted worldwide.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is categorized as when the vertical motions of a plane experiencing disturbed air generate in excess of a significant G-force on your body - a strong enough force to propel you from your seat if you were not fastened by a seatbelt.

As global warming shifts the conditions in the sky, specialists caution that air travel could become less smooth: warming trends and shifting wind patterns in the jet stream level are projected to increase the occurrence and strength of severe turbulence.