A Number of Injured as Turbulence Strikes Delta Flight Arriving in Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals were hurt after a Delta aircraft originating in Los Angeles to Sydney experienced significant turbulence Friday morning.

Delta Flight 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it landed at the Sydney airport, an airline spokesperson informed. Four flight attendants required medical attention.

Emergency medical services stated they treated five individuals, and transported three of them to hospital with minor injuries that comprised spinal discomfort and migraines. The injured spanned from their 30s up to the 70s.

The event represents the most recent case of aircraft encountering turbulence, with aviation specialists indicating that global warming is a major factor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 people and a crew of 15 on the Airbus A350, the Delta spokesperson said, stating that the plane touched down "safely" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on the day in question.

Paramedics indicated they were alerted just a mere three minutes before the plane landed, and emergency vehicles were ready and waiting at the airport.

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

During the past year, twenty-five passengers and crew sustained injuries when a separate Delta aircraft, flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, hit "considerable" atmospheric disturbance just a couple of hours into the lengthy trip, and was forced to make an precautionary landing.

Earlier this year, those on board on a certain international flight endured a terrifying five seconds period of extreme instability. One passenger died and many were hurt, as unbelted passengers lifted out of their seats and fell back down.

Bumpy air is fairly routine during flights, and while occurrences of rough conditions are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are statistically infrequent.

Estimates show that there are approximately 5,000 incidents of significant in-flight disturbance every year, out of a overall number of more than 35 million journeys that currently occur globally.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is described as when the sudden jolts of a plane experiencing disturbed air exert more than a significant G-force on your body - enough to propel you from your seat if you were not fastened by a safety belt.

As climate change shifts atmospheric conditions, experts warn that commercial aviation could become more turbulent: warming trends and shifting wind patterns in the jet stream level are expected to boost the occurrence and strength of dangerous in-flight bumps.