A Number of Affected as Turbulence Strikes A Delta Airlines Plane Arriving in Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals have been injured after a Delta flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia experienced turbulence this past Friday.

Delta Flight 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it landed at the Sydney airport, a company official informed. Four flight attendants required medical attention.

The New South Wales Ambulance Service said they assessed five patients, and transported a trio to a medical facility with non-life-threatening injuries that comprised pain in the back and migraines. The injured ranged from their 30s up to the 70s.

This marks the most recent case of planes encountering atmospheric disturbance, with aviation specialists indicating that shifting climate patterns is a major factor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 people and a crew of 15 on the Airbus A350, the official said, adding that the plane arrived "safely and normally" at the airport at 06:48 local time on Friday morning.

The NSW Ambulance Service indicated they received a call just a mere three minutes prior to the plane landed, and ambulances were standing by on the runway.

Why plane turbulence is getting more common - and potentially more dangerous.

Last year, twenty-five passengers and crew were hurt when another Delta jet, on a route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, hit "considerable" rough air just two hours into the lengthy trip, and was forced to make an emergency landing.

Earlier this year, passengers and crew on a certain international flight went through a terrifying brief five-second of severe turbulence. One passenger lost their life and numerous people sustained injuries, as those without seatbelts rose out of their seats and fell back down.

In-flight turbulence is not uncommon during flights, and while occurrences of strong or severe turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are still very rare.

Research indicates that there are approximately 5,000 incidents of severe-or-greater turbulence each year, out of a overall number of over 35 million journeys that are conducted worldwide.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is categorized as when the sudden jolts of a jet going through rough air masses exert more than a significant G-force on your body - a strong enough force to propel you from your seat if you weren't wearing a seatbelt.

As climate change shifts atmospheric conditions, specialists caution that air travel could become more turbulent: shifts in temperature and altered air currents in the higher altitudes are likely to increase the frequency and intensity of severe turbulence.