Multiple Affected as Turbulence Hits A Delta Airlines Plane Landing at Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals sustained injuries following a Delta jet originating in LA to Sydney, Australia encountered turbulence this past Friday.

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 were injured.

The New South Wales Ambulance Service reported they treated five individuals, and took three of them to hospital with relatively minor issues that such as spinal discomfort and head pain. Those affected spanned from their 30s to 70s.

The event represents the most recent case of planes being hit by atmospheric disturbance, with experts saying that climate change is a significant contributor.

There were 245 people and fifteen staff members on the aircraft, the Delta spokesperson added, clarifying that the plane landed "safely" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday morning.

Emergency responders reported they received a call just three minutes prior to the plane landed, and emergency vehicles were waiting on the tarmac.

Why plane turbulence is growing increasingly prevalent - and more severe.

Last year, twenty-five passengers and crew sustained injuries when another Delta jet, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, hit "considerable" rough air just a couple of hours into the lengthy trip, and had to make an unscheduled landing.

Earlier this year, travelers and staff on a certain international flight went through a harrowing 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 crashed back down.

Bumpy air is fairly routine while flying, and while cases of significant turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are remained quite uncommon.

Data suggests that there are an estimated 5,000 incidents of severe-or-greater turbulence every year, out of a sum of more than 35 million aircraft departures that currently occur around the world.

Intense turbulence is defined as when the sudden jolts of a aircraft passing through disturbed air generate more than 1.5g-force on your body - enough to propel you from your seat if you weren't wearing a restraint.

As a changing climate alters the conditions in the sky, researchers alert that flying could become bumpier: shifts in temperature and changing jet streams in the jet stream level are expected to increase the frequency and intensity of dangerous in-flight bumps.