Several Hurt as In-Flight Disturbance Hits A Delta Airlines Plane Arriving in Sydney, Australia

Multiple passengers and crew have been injured when a Delta aircraft originating in LA to Sydney encountered rough air on Friday morning.

Flight DL41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it touched down at the Sydney airport, a representative for the carrier told. Several cabin crew members sustained injuries.

Emergency medical services said they evaluated a total of five people, and transported three to the hospital with relatively minor issues that included spinal discomfort and migraines. The injured ranged from their thirties and seventies.

This marks the newest example of planes experiencing severe turbulence, with experts saying that climate change is a key driver.

On board were 245 people and 15 crew members on the aircraft, the Delta spokesperson noted, stating that the plane landed "safely and normally" at the airport at 06:48 local time on Friday morning.

Paramedics said they got a call just three minutes before the plane landed, and ambulances were standing by on the runway.

Why in-flight bumpiness is becoming more common - and more severe.

Last year, two dozen individuals sustained injuries when a separate Delta aircraft, on a route from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, encountered "severe" rough air just 120 minutes into the lengthy trip, and diverted for an emergency landing.

Earlier this year, those on board on a Singapore Airlines flight experienced a terrifying short but intense of severe turbulence. One passenger died and many were hurt, as those without seatbelts lifted out of their seats and fell back down.

Turbulence is not uncommon while flying, and while cases of rough conditions seem to be rising, they are remained quite uncommon.

Research indicates that there are around thousands of instances of severe-or-greater turbulence every year, out of a overall number of in excess of 35 million journeys that currently occur around the world.

Intense turbulence is categorized as when the sudden jolts of a plane experiencing disturbed air apply in excess of 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - sufficient force to throw you from your seat if you did not have on a restraint.

As global warming alters weather patterns, experts warn that flying could become less smooth: shifts in temperature and changing jet streams in the upper atmosphere are likely to boost the frequency and intensity of significant turbulence.