Several Injured as In-Flight Disturbance Strikes A Delta Airlines Flight Arriving in Sydney, Australia

Multiple passengers and crew have been injured following a Delta jet traveling from Los Angeles to Sydney experienced rough air Friday morning.

The flight, numbered 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it landed at the Sydney airport, a company official stated. Several cabin crew members sustained injuries.

Emergency medical services stated they treated five patients, and transferred a trio to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that comprised pain in the back and head pain. Those affected spanned from their 30s up to the 70s.

The event represents the newest example of commercial jets being hit by turbulence, with experts saying that global warming is a significant contributor.

There were 245 people and fifteen staff members on the aircraft, the Delta spokesperson added, adding that the plane touched down "without further incident" at Sydney Airport at 06:48 local time on Friday.

Paramedics reported they were alerted just only 180 seconds before the plane arrived, and ambulances were waiting on the tarmac.

Why in-flight bumpiness is growing more frequent - and often stronger.

Last year, 25 people were hurt when a Delta Airlines flight, travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, hit "severe" atmospheric disturbance just a couple of hours into the transoceanic journey, and had to make an unscheduled landing.

Earlier this year, those on board on a Singapore Airlines flight went through a terrifying five seconds of severe turbulence. An individual passed away and numerous people sustained injuries, as unbelted passengers lifted out of their seats and crashed back down.

Bumpy air is fairly routine during flights, and while occurrences of strong or severe turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are statistically infrequent.

Research indicates that there are approximately thousands of instances of significant in-flight disturbance every year, out of a total of more than 35 million flights that currently occur worldwide.

Severe turbulence is categorized as when the sudden jolts of a aircraft going through rough air masses apply greater than a significant G-force on your body - enough to lift you out of your seat if you did not have on a seatbelt.

As climate change alters weather patterns, experts warn that flying could become less smooth: warming trends and altered air currents in the upper atmosphere are projected to boost the regularity and severity of severe turbulence.