Several Affected as Rough Air Impacts A Delta Airlines Flight into Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals were hurt when a Delta Airlines aircraft traveling from Los Angeles to Sydney experienced rough air on Friday morning.

Delta Flight 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it made its approach and landed at the Sydney airport, an airline spokesperson informed. A number of the onboard staff were injured.

The New South Wales Ambulance Service reported they assessed five individuals, and transported three of them to the hospital with minor injuries that comprised back pain and migraines. Those affected were between their 30s to 70s.

The event represents the latest incident of commercial jets encountering atmospheric disturbance, with aviation specialists saying that climate change is a significant contributor.

The aircraft was carrying nearly 250 travelers and 15 crew members on the aircraft, the representative noted, clarifying that the plane touched down "safely and normally" at the airport at 06:48 local time on Friday morning.

Emergency responders said they received a call just three minutes ahead of the plane landed, and response teams were ready and waiting at the airport.

The reasons turbulence is growing increasingly prevalent - and often stronger.

During the past year, twenty-five passengers and crew were injured when a separate Delta aircraft, travelling from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, encountered "considerable" turbulence just two hours into the long-haul flight, and had to make an precautionary landing.

Earlier this year, travelers and staff on a certain international flight endured a terrifying brief five-second bout of severe turbulence. One passenger lost their life and numerous people sustained injuries, as individuals not fastened in were thrown from their seats and fell back down.

Turbulence is fairly routine on aircraft journeys, and while cases of significant turbulence seem to be rising, they are remained quite uncommon.

Research indicates that there are around thousands of instances of significant in-flight disturbance each year, out of a sum of over 35 million flights that currently occur globally.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is defined as when the up and down movements of a jet going through disturbed air generate more than 1.5g-force on your body - sufficient force to propel you from your seat if you weren't wearing a safety belt.

As global warming alters weather patterns, specialists caution that flying could become bumpier: warming trends and changing jet streams in the jet stream level are projected to heighten the frequency and intensity of severe turbulence.