Multiple Injured as Turbulence Hits A Delta Airlines Flight Landing at Sydney

Several people sustained injuries when a Delta Airlines flight from LA to Sydney was hit by significant turbulence Friday morning.

Delta Flight 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it made its approach and landed at Sydney Airport, a company official told. Four flight attendants sustained injuries.

Local paramedics reported they treated five patients, and transported a trio to a medical facility with non-life-threatening injuries that included pain in the back and head pain. The injured spanned from their thirties and seventies.

This marks the most recent case of planes being hit by turbulence, with experts indicating that shifting climate patterns is a major factor.

On board were 245 passengers and 15 crew members on the wide-body jet, the representative noted, stating that the plane touched down "safely and normally" at Sydney Airport at 06:48 local time on Friday morning.

Emergency responders said they got a call just a mere three minutes ahead of the plane touched down, and ambulances were standing by on the runway.

Why in-flight bumpiness is getting increasingly prevalent - and often stronger.

Last year, 25 people were injured when another Delta jet, on a route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, experienced "severe" atmospheric disturbance just two hours into the long-haul flight, and was forced to make an emergency landing.

Recently, travelers and staff on a certain international flight endured a frightening short but intense bout of severe turbulence. A traveler lost their life and numerous people sustained injuries, as unbelted passengers rose out of their seats and were slammed back.

Turbulence is fairly routine during flights, and while occurrences of strong or severe turbulence appear to be increasing, they are remained quite uncommon.

Research indicates that there are approximately five thousand cases of severe or worse turbulence annually, out of a total of over 35 million aircraft departures that now take off around the world.

Intense turbulence is categorized as when the sudden jolts of a plane passing through rough air masses exert in excess of 1.5g-force on your body - sufficient force to lift you out of your seat if you weren't wearing a safety belt.

As global warming modifies atmospheric conditions, researchers alert that flying could become less smooth: temperature changes and altered air currents in the upper atmosphere are likely to boost the occurrence and strength of severe turbulence.