Multiple Injured as In-Flight Disturbance Impacts A Delta Airlines Aircraft into Sydney, Australia

Several people have been injured after a Delta Airlines flight traveling from LA to Sydney, Australia experienced significant turbulence Friday morning.

The flight, numbered 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it made its approach and landed at the Sydney airport, an airline spokesperson told. Four flight attendants were injured.

The New South Wales Ambulance Service said they assessed five individuals, and transported three to a medical facility with minor injuries that such as spinal discomfort and migraines. Those affected ranged from their 30s to 70s.

The event represents the newest example of planes being hit by severe turbulence, with experts indicating that shifting climate patterns is a major factor.

On board were nearly 250 travelers and fifteen staff members on the aircraft, the representative noted, clarifying that the plane arrived "without further incident" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday morning.

Paramedics said they received a call just only 180 seconds prior to the plane touched down, and response teams were standing by on the runway.

Why plane turbulence is becoming more common - and potentially more dangerous.

In the previous year, twenty-five passengers and crew sustained injuries when another Delta jet, travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, encountered "considerable" turbulence just 120 minutes into the transoceanic journey, and diverted for an precautionary landing.

Recently, travelers and staff on a Singapore Airlines jet endured a harrowing five seconds of severe turbulence. One passenger died and dozens were injured, as those without seatbelts were thrown from their seats and were slammed back.

Bumpy air is fairly routine during flights, and while instances of strong or severe turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are remained quite uncommon.

Data suggests that there are around five thousand cases of severe-or-greater turbulence each year, out of a sum of more than 35 million journeys that are conducted around the world.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is categorized as when the sudden jolts of a plane experiencing rough air masses apply more than a significant G-force on your body - sufficient force to propel you from your seat if you were not fastened by a safety belt.

As a changing climate modifies weather patterns, experts warn that air travel could become less smooth: warming trends and shifting wind patterns in the jet stream level are expected to heighten the regularity and severity of dangerous in-flight bumps.