Multiple Affected as Turbulence Impacts Delta Aircraft Landing at Sydney, Australia

Several people sustained injuries after a Delta Airlines flight from LA to Sydney experienced turbulence on Friday morning.

The flight, numbered 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it made its approach and landed at the Sydney airport, a representative for the carrier stated. Four flight attendants sustained injuries.

Emergency medical services stated they assessed five individuals, and transported three of them to the hospital with minor injuries that such as pain in the back and head pain. The injured spanned from their thirties and seventies.

It is the newest example of aircraft being hit by turbulence, with experts pointing out that climate change is a key driver.

On board were 245 people and 15 crew members on the Airbus A350, the Delta spokesperson said, clarifying that the plane arrived "without further incident" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday morning.

Paramedics said they were alerted just only 180 seconds prior to the plane arrived, and response teams were ready and waiting at the airport.

Why plane turbulence is getting increasingly prevalent - and potentially more dangerous.

Last year, twenty-five passengers and crew were injured when a Delta Airlines flight, on a route from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, hit "considerable" turbulence just two hours into the lengthy trip, and diverted for an emergency landing.

Recently, passengers and crew on a certain international flight endured a frightening five seconds of severe turbulence. One passenger passed away and dozens were injured, as individuals not fastened in lifted out of their seats and crashed back down.

Turbulence is a common occurrence during flights, and while instances of strong or severe turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are statistically infrequent.

Estimates show that there are approximately thousands of instances of severe or worse turbulence each year, out of a total of more than 35 million aircraft departures that are conducted worldwide.

Severe turbulence is described as when the vertical motions of a jet passing through unstable air exert in excess of a significant G-force on your body - enough to throw you from your seat if you were not fastened by a seatbelt.

As a changing climate alters weather patterns, researchers alert that flying could become less smooth: warming trends and shifting wind patterns in the higher altitudes are expected to heighten the frequency and intensity of severe turbulence.