Multiple Injured as Rough Air Strikes A Delta Airlines Flight Landing at Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals sustained injuries when a Delta Airlines aircraft originating in LA to Sydney, Australia was hit by significant turbulence Friday morning.

The flight, numbered 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it made its approach and landed at the Sydney airport, a representative for the carrier told. A number of the onboard staff sustained injuries.

Emergency medical services said they evaluated five individuals, and took a trio to hospital with relatively minor issues that such as back pain and headaches. The patients' ages spanned from their 30s up to the 70s.

It is the most recent case of aircraft experiencing turbulence, with researchers indicating that climate change is a significant contributor.

The aircraft was carrying nearly 250 travelers and fifteen staff members on the Airbus A350, the official noted, clarifying that the plane arrived "safely" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on the day in question.

The NSW Ambulance Service indicated they were alerted just only 180 seconds ahead of the plane arrived, and ambulances were waiting on the tarmac.

Why in-flight bumpiness is getting more common - and potentially more dangerous.

In the previous year, two dozen individuals sustained injuries when a separate Delta aircraft, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "considerable" rough air just a couple of hours into the lengthy trip, and diverted for an unscheduled landing.

Recently, those on board on a certain international flight went through a frightening short but intense bout of severe turbulence. An individual passed away and many were hurt, as individuals not fastened in lifted out of their seats and crashed back down.

Turbulence is not uncommon on aircraft journeys, and while cases of significant turbulence appear to be increasing, they are remained quite uncommon.

Estimates show that there are an estimated 5,000 incidents of severe or worse turbulence each year, out of a overall number of in excess of 35 million flights that are conducted around the world.

Intense turbulence is categorized as when the up and down movements of a jet experiencing disturbed air exert more than 1.5g-force on your body - sufficient force to throw you from your seat if you were not fastened by a restraint.

As climate change alters weather patterns, researchers alert that flying could become more turbulent: temperature changes and altered air currents in the upper atmosphere are likely to heighten the regularity and severity of significant turbulence.