A Number of Affected as Turbulence Impacts A Delta Airlines Flight into Sydney

Several people have been injured following a Delta Airlines flight traveling from Los Angeles to Sydney encountered turbulence on Friday morning.

Flight DL41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it touched down at the Sydney airport, a representative for the carrier told. A number of the onboard staff were injured.

The New South Wales Ambulance Service reported they treated a total of five people, and took three to a medical facility with minor injuries that included back pain and migraines. Those affected ranged from their thirties and seventies.

It is the most recent case of planes experiencing atmospheric disturbance, with researchers pointing out that global warming is a key driver.

There were 245 passengers and 15 crew members on the wide-body jet, the representative noted, stating that the plane landed "safely" at the airport at 06:48 local time on Friday.

The NSW Ambulance Service indicated they got a call just only 180 seconds before the plane touched down, and ambulances were waiting on the tarmac.

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

In the previous year, two dozen individuals sustained injuries when another Delta jet, on a route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, experienced "considerable" rough air just 120 minutes into the long-haul flight, and was forced to make an precautionary landing.

Earlier this year, travelers and staff on a Singapore Airlines jet endured a terrifying five seconds period of extreme instability. A traveler died and many were hurt, as those without seatbelts lifted out of their seats and were slammed back.

Turbulence is a common occurrence on aircraft journeys, and while cases of strong or severe turbulence seem to be rising, they are statistically infrequent.

Data suggests that there are approximately five thousand cases of severe-or-greater turbulence every year, out of a overall number of in excess of 35 million aircraft departures that now take off globally.

Intense turbulence is described as when the vertical motions of a jet going through disturbed air exert greater than a significant G-force on your body - sufficient force to lift you out of your seat if you did not have on a seatbelt.

As a changing climate modifies the conditions in the sky, specialists caution that flying could become bumpier: temperature changes and shifting wind patterns in the higher altitudes are likely to heighten the regularity and severity of dangerous in-flight bumps.