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

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

Delta Flight 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it landed at Sydney Airport, a representative for the carrier informed. A number of the onboard staff required medical attention.

Emergency medical services stated they assessed a total of five people, and transferred three to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that comprised spinal discomfort and migraines. The patients' ages were between their 30s up to the 70s.

It is the newest example of commercial jets encountering severe turbulence, with experts indicating that climate change is a significant contributor.

There were 245 people and a crew of 15 on the Airbus A350, the official said, clarifying that the plane arrived "safely and normally" at Sydney Airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on the day in question.

Paramedics indicated they received a call just a mere three minutes before the plane arrived, and response teams were waiting on the tarmac.

Why plane turbulence is growing more frequent - and often stronger.

In the previous year, two dozen individuals were hurt when a Delta Airlines flight, flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, experienced "significant" rough air just two hours into the transoceanic journey, and diverted for an emergency landing.

Recently, travelers and staff on a certain international flight endured a harrowing short but intense of severe turbulence. A traveler lost their life and numerous people sustained injuries, as those without seatbelts rose out of their seats and crashed back down.

Turbulence is a common occurrence while flying, and while instances of significant turbulence appear to be increasing, they are remained quite uncommon.

Data suggests that there are approximately 5,000 incidents of severe-or-greater turbulence annually, out of a sum of in excess of 35 million aircraft departures that are conducted worldwide.

Severe turbulence is categorized as when the sudden jolts of a aircraft experiencing unstable air generate greater than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - a strong enough force to propel you from your seat if you did not have on a restraint.

As a changing climate shifts atmospheric conditions, researchers alert that flying could become less smooth: temperature changes and changing jet streams in the jet stream level are expected to boost the frequency and intensity of significant turbulence.