Multiple Affected as In-Flight Disturbance Impacts A Delta Airlines Plane into Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals were hurt following a Delta aircraft traveling from LA to Sydney experienced significant turbulence on Friday morning.

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

Emergency medical services reported they assessed five individuals, and transferred a trio to the hospital with relatively minor issues that such as spinal discomfort and head pain. The injured spanned from their 30s to 70s.

It is the latest incident of commercial jets being hit by turbulence, with aviation specialists indicating that global warming is a key driver.

The aircraft was carrying 245 passengers and fifteen staff members on the wide-body jet, the Delta spokesperson said, clarifying that the plane touched down "without further incident" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday.

Paramedics said they were alerted just a mere three minutes ahead of the plane landed, and emergency vehicles were ready and waiting at the airport.

The reasons turbulence is growing more common - and potentially more dangerous.

During the past year, 25 people were injured when a separate Delta aircraft, flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "significant" turbulence just a couple of hours into the lengthy trip, and diverted for an precautionary landing.

Earlier this year, passengers and crew on a Singapore Airlines flight went through a terrifying five seconds of severe turbulence. A traveler passed away and dozens were injured, as those without seatbelts lifted out of their seats and fell back down.

Turbulence is a common occurrence during flights, and while instances of strong or severe turbulence seem to be rising, they are still very rare.

Data suggests that there are an estimated five thousand cases of severe or worse turbulence every year, out of a overall number of in excess of 35 million flights that currently occur around the world.

Intense turbulence is categorized as when the vertical motions of a jet passing through unstable air apply in excess of 1.5g-force on your body - sufficient force to propel you from your seat if you were not fastened by a safety belt.

As a changing climate alters the conditions in the sky, researchers alert that commercial aviation could become more turbulent: shifts in temperature and altered air currents in the higher altitudes are projected to increase the occurrence and strength of significant turbulence.