Multiple Injured as Rough Air Hits A Delta Airlines Flight Arriving in Sydney

Multiple passengers and crew sustained injuries following a Delta aircraft from LA to Sydney, Australia encountered significant turbulence Friday morning.

The flight, numbered 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it landed at Sydney Airport, an airline spokesperson informed. Four flight attendants sustained injuries.

Local paramedics said they treated five patients, and took three to a medical facility with minor injuries that such as back pain and migraines. The injured were between their 30s up to the 70s.

It is the most recent case of planes encountering severe turbulence, with aviation specialists saying that global warming is a key driver.

The aircraft was carrying 245 people and a crew of 15 on the Airbus A350, the official added, adding that the plane landed "safely" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday morning.

The NSW Ambulance Service reported they were alerted just only 180 seconds prior to the plane touched down, and response teams were standing by on the runway.

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

In the previous year, twenty-five passengers and crew sustained injuries when another Delta jet, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "significant" atmospheric disturbance just two hours into the long-haul flight, and had to make an precautionary landing.

Earlier this year, passengers and crew on a certain international flight experienced a terrifying short but intense period of extreme instability. One passenger passed away and many were hurt, as those without seatbelts lifted out of their seats and crashed back down.

Turbulence is a common occurrence while flying, and while instances of significant turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are still very rare.

Research indicates that there are an estimated 5,000 incidents of severe or worse turbulence each year, out of a overall number of more than 35 million flights that now take off globally.

Intense turbulence is categorized as when the sudden jolts of a jet going through unstable air exert greater than a significant G-force on your body - enough to throw you from your seat if you were not fastened by a safety belt.

As climate change alters weather patterns, researchers alert that air travel could become more turbulent: warming trends and altered air currents in the higher altitudes are expected to heighten the regularity and severity of dangerous in-flight bumps.