Several Affected as Turbulence Impacts Delta Aircraft Arriving in Sydney, Australia

Several people have been injured following a Delta aircraft originating in LA to Sydney, Australia encountered rough air this past Friday.

Delta Flight 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it made its approach and landed at the Sydney airport, a representative for the carrier informed. Four flight attendants were injured.

Emergency medical services said they evaluated five patients, and transported a trio to a medical facility with non-life-threatening injuries that such as back pain and migraines. The patients' ages ranged from their thirties and seventies.

The event represents the newest example of planes being hit by atmospheric disturbance, with aviation specialists saying that global warming is a significant contributor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 people and 15 crew members on the wide-body jet, the official said, stating that the plane arrived "safely" at Sydney Airport at 06:48 local time on Friday morning.

Paramedics indicated they received a call just a mere three minutes ahead of the plane arrived, and response teams were waiting on the tarmac.

The reasons turbulence is becoming increasingly prevalent - and often stronger.

In the previous year, twenty-five passengers and crew sustained injuries when a separate Delta aircraft, flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, hit "severe" turbulence just two hours into the long-haul flight, and had to make an unscheduled landing.

Earlier this year, those on board on a certain international flight endured a terrifying five seconds bout of severe turbulence. An individual passed away and dozens were injured, as individuals not fastened in were thrown from their seats and were slammed back.

Bumpy air is a common occurrence while flying, and while occurrences of significant turbulence seem to be rising, they are statistically infrequent.

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

Strong atmospheric disturbance is categorized as when the sudden jolts of a plane experiencing rough air masses generate in excess of 1.5g-force on your body - enough to propel you from your seat if you did not have on a safety belt.

As climate change alters the conditions in the sky, researchers alert that flying could become bumpier: warming trends and changing jet streams in the jet stream level are expected to heighten the occurrence and strength of significant turbulence.