A Number of Injured as Turbulence Impacts A Delta Airlines Plane Arriving in Sydney, Australia

Multiple passengers and crew sustained injuries following a Delta aircraft traveling from LA to Sydney, Australia was hit by rough air Friday morning.

Flight DL41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it touched down at Sydney Airport, an airline spokesperson stated. A number of the onboard staff required medical attention.

Local paramedics stated they evaluated a total of five people, and took three to hospital with minor injuries that such as pain in the back and migraines. Those affected spanned from their 30s up to the 70s.

It is the latest incident of aircraft experiencing turbulence, with aviation specialists pointing out that shifting climate patterns is a major factor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 people and fifteen staff members on the wide-body jet, the Delta spokesperson said, clarifying that the plane touched down "safely and normally" at Sydney Airport at 06:48 local time on Friday.

Emergency responders indicated they received a call just a mere three minutes ahead of the plane touched down, and response teams were standing by on the runway.

The reasons turbulence is getting increasingly prevalent - and potentially more dangerous.

During the past year, two dozen individuals were injured when a separate Delta aircraft, flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, encountered "significant" rough air just 120 minutes into the lengthy trip, and was forced to make an unscheduled landing.

Recently, travelers and staff on a Singapore Airlines jet went through a harrowing five seconds period of extreme instability. An individual died and numerous people sustained injuries, as unbelted passengers were thrown from their seats and fell back down.

In-flight turbulence is not uncommon on aircraft journeys, and while cases of rough conditions seem to be rising, they are remained quite uncommon.

Estimates show that there are around 5,000 incidents of severe or worse turbulence every year, out of a total of over 35 million aircraft departures that now take off globally.

Severe turbulence is described as when the sudden jolts of a jet going through unstable air generate greater than a significant G-force on your body - sufficient force to throw you from your seat if you did not have on a restraint.

As a changing climate alters weather patterns, researchers alert that commercial aviation could become bumpier: temperature changes and shifting wind patterns in the upper atmosphere are likely to boost the frequency and intensity of severe turbulence.