Several Affected as In-Flight Disturbance Hits Delta Aircraft into Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals were hurt when a Delta aircraft traveling from LA to Sydney encountered rough air Friday morning.

Delta Flight 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it made its approach and landed at the Sydney airport, a company official informed. Four flight attendants required medical attention.

The New South Wales Ambulance Service stated they evaluated five individuals, and transported a trio to hospital with minor injuries that comprised spinal discomfort and headaches. The injured spanned from their 30s up to the 70s.

The event represents the most recent case of planes being hit by severe turbulence, with researchers saying that global warming is a major factor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 passengers and fifteen staff members on the aircraft, the representative noted, stating that the plane touched down "safely" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday.

Paramedics said they were alerted just only 180 seconds before the plane arrived, and emergency vehicles were ready and waiting at the airport.

Why plane turbulence is getting increasingly prevalent - and often stronger.

During the past year, two dozen individuals were hurt when a Delta Airlines flight, on a route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, experienced "significant" turbulence just a couple of hours into the transoceanic journey, and diverted for an unscheduled landing.

Recently, travelers and staff on a certain international flight endured a terrifying five seconds of severe turbulence. A traveler died and dozens were injured, as individuals not fastened in lifted out of their seats and crashed back down.

In-flight turbulence is not uncommon on aircraft journeys, and while occurrences of strong or severe turbulence appear to be increasing, they are remained quite uncommon.

Data suggests that there are around 5,000 incidents of severe or worse turbulence annually, out of a sum of more than 35 million journeys that are conducted worldwide.

Intense turbulence is described as when the vertical motions of a jet experiencing disturbed air exert in excess of 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - a strong enough force to propel you from your seat if you weren't wearing a seatbelt.

As a changing climate alters weather patterns, researchers alert that flying could become bumpier: temperature changes and altered air currents in the higher altitudes are projected to boost the frequency and intensity of significant turbulence.