Multiple Affected as In-Flight Disturbance Strikes Delta Flight Landing at Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals were hurt following a Delta Airlines jet originating in LA to Sydney was hit by rough air this past Friday.

Flight DL41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it touched down at the Sydney airport, a company official stated. A number of the onboard staff were injured.

The New South Wales Ambulance Service reported they treated five individuals, and transferred a trio to a medical facility with relatively minor issues that comprised spinal discomfort and migraines. The patients' ages ranged from their 30s to 70s.

The event represents the most recent case of commercial jets being hit by atmospheric disturbance, with researchers saying that shifting climate patterns is a major factor.

The aircraft was carrying nearly 250 travelers and fifteen staff members on the aircraft, the official noted, adding that the plane arrived "safely and normally" at the airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday morning.

Paramedics reported they were alerted just three minutes prior to the plane touched down, and emergency vehicles were ready and waiting at the airport.

Why in-flight bumpiness is getting more common - and often stronger.

Last year, two dozen individuals were injured when a Delta Airlines flight, flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, encountered "considerable" atmospheric disturbance just two hours into the lengthy trip, and diverted for an precautionary landing.

Earlier this year, passengers and crew on a certain international flight experienced a terrifying short but intense bout of severe turbulence. A traveler passed away and numerous people sustained injuries, as unbelted passengers lifted out of their seats and were slammed back.

Turbulence is not uncommon during flights, and while occurrences of rough conditions seem to be rising, they are still very rare.

Research indicates that there are around thousands of instances of significant in-flight disturbance annually, out of a overall number of in excess of 35 million flights that now take off worldwide.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is categorized as when the sudden jolts of a aircraft passing through rough air masses exert more than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - enough to throw you from your seat if you did not have on a restraint.

As climate change modifies atmospheric conditions, researchers alert that flying could become less smooth: warming trends and shifting wind patterns in the jet stream level are projected to boost the regularity and severity of severe turbulence.