Several Affected as In-Flight Disturbance Strikes A Delta Airlines Flight into Sydney

Multiple passengers and crew have been injured when a Delta aircraft from Los Angeles to Sydney experienced rough air on Friday morning.

Delta Flight 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it landed at Sydney Airport, a company official informed. Several cabin crew members were injured.

Local paramedics stated they treated five patients, and transferred three to the hospital with minor injuries that such as back pain and headaches. Those affected spanned from their 30s up to the 70s.

It is the newest example of aircraft being hit by atmospheric disturbance, with experts saying that climate change is a key driver.

On board were 245 passengers and a crew of 15 on the Airbus A350, the official added, clarifying that the plane arrived "safely and normally" at the airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday.

The NSW Ambulance Service indicated they were alerted just a mere three minutes ahead of the plane touched down, and ambulances were waiting on the tarmac.

Why in-flight bumpiness is becoming more frequent - and often stronger.

In the previous year, 25 people were hurt when a separate Delta aircraft, on a route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, encountered "severe" turbulence just 120 minutes into the long-haul flight, and diverted for an unscheduled landing.

Recently, those on board on a Singapore Airlines flight experienced a terrifying five seconds period of extreme instability. A traveler passed away and many were hurt, as unbelted passengers lifted out of their seats and were slammed back.

Bumpy air is fairly routine while flying, and while cases of rough conditions seem to be rising, they are remained quite uncommon.

Research indicates that there are around 5,000 incidents of severe or worse turbulence every year, out of a overall number of in excess of 35 million journeys that are conducted around the world.

Severe turbulence is described as when the vertical motions of a aircraft going through rough air masses exert more than 1.5g-force on your body - sufficient force to lift you out of your seat if you weren't wearing a safety belt.

As global warming alters weather patterns, specialists caution that flying could become more turbulent: warming trends and changing jet streams in the higher altitudes are likely to increase the regularity and severity of dangerous in-flight bumps.