Multiple Hurt as Rough Air Strikes A Delta Airlines Plane into Sydney, Australia

Multiple passengers and crew sustained injuries following a Delta aircraft originating in Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia experienced rough air Friday morning.

The flight, numbered 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it touched down at Sydney Airport, an airline spokesperson told. Four flight attendants were injured.

Local paramedics stated they treated a total of five people, and transferred three to a medical facility with minor injuries that such as back pain and head pain. The injured ranged from their 30s to 70s.

This marks the most recent case of aircraft encountering severe turbulence, with aviation specialists pointing out that shifting climate patterns is a major factor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 passengers and a crew of 15 on the Airbus A350, the representative said, clarifying that the plane touched down "without further incident" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday morning.

Paramedics said they received a call just a mere three minutes ahead of the plane arrived, and response teams were standing by on the runway.

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

During the past year, twenty-five passengers and crew sustained injuries when a separate Delta aircraft, on a route from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, experienced "considerable" atmospheric disturbance just 120 minutes into the long-haul flight, and diverted for an emergency landing.

Recently, passengers and crew on a certain international flight experienced a terrifying short but intense period of extreme instability. An individual lost their life and dozens were injured, as those without seatbelts lifted out of their seats and fell back down.

In-flight turbulence is a common occurrence during flights, and while occurrences of significant turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are still very rare.

Estimates show that there are around thousands of instances of significant in-flight disturbance every year, out of a sum of over 35 million flights that now take off worldwide.

Intense turbulence is categorized as when the up and down movements of a aircraft experiencing disturbed air apply in excess of 1.5g-force on your body - enough to propel you from your seat if you did not have on a restraint.

As climate change shifts atmospheric conditions, specialists caution that flying could become less smooth: temperature changes and changing jet streams in the higher altitudes are likely to increase the occurrence and strength of dangerous in-flight bumps.