Multiple Affected as Rough Air Strikes A Delta Airlines Plane into Sydney

Several people have been injured following a Delta Airlines flight originating in Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia experienced turbulence Friday morning.

The flight, numbered 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it touched down at the Sydney airport, a company official informed. Several cabin crew members were injured.

The New South Wales Ambulance Service said they treated five patients, and took three to the hospital with relatively minor issues that such as back pain and head pain. The patients' ages were between their 30s up to the 70s.

The event represents the most recent case of planes encountering atmospheric disturbance, with researchers saying that shifting climate patterns is a key driver.

There were nearly 250 travelers and fifteen staff members on the wide-body jet, the Delta spokesperson added, stating that the plane arrived "safely" at Sydney Airport at 06:48 local time on Friday morning.

Paramedics reported they received a call just only 180 seconds ahead of the plane touched down, and response teams were waiting on the tarmac.

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

During the past year, 25 people were injured when another Delta jet, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, encountered "severe" turbulence just two hours into the lengthy trip, and diverted for an unscheduled landing.

Earlier this year, those on board on a certain international flight endured a frightening short but intense bout of severe turbulence. One passenger lost their life and many were hurt, as unbelted passengers lifted out of their seats and were slammed back.

In-flight turbulence is a common occurrence while flying, and while occurrences of strong or severe turbulence seem to be rising, they are remained quite uncommon.

Research indicates that there are an estimated thousands of instances of severe or worse turbulence each year, out of a total of more than 35 million flights that are conducted worldwide.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is described as when the up and down movements of a plane passing through unstable air generate in excess of a significant G-force on your body - enough to lift you out of your seat if you were not fastened by a seatbelt.

As a changing climate shifts the conditions in the sky, researchers alert that commercial aviation could become more turbulent: shifts in temperature and shifting wind patterns in the higher altitudes are expected to heighten the occurrence and strength of significant turbulence.