Multiple Injured as Rough Air Impacts A Delta Airlines Flight into Sydney, Australia

Several people have been injured following a Delta flight originating in LA to Sydney was hit by rough air this past Friday.

Flight DL41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it landed at Sydney Airport, an airline spokesperson informed. Several cabin crew members required medical attention.

The New South Wales Ambulance Service reported they treated five individuals, and took three of them to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that comprised pain in the back and headaches. The injured ranged from their 30s to 70s.

It is the newest example of commercial jets being hit by severe turbulence, with experts saying that global warming is a significant contributor.

The aircraft was carrying nearly 250 travelers and a crew of 15 on the aircraft, the Delta spokesperson added, stating that the plane touched down "safely and normally" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday morning.

Paramedics said they received a call just a mere three minutes ahead of the plane touched down, and response teams were ready and waiting at the airport.

The reasons turbulence is getting more common - and more severe.

Last year, 25 people were hurt when another Delta jet, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, encountered "significant" turbulence just 120 minutes into the lengthy trip, and had to make an unscheduled landing.

Recently, travelers and staff on a certain international flight went through a frightening five seconds of severe turbulence. A traveler lost their life and numerous people sustained injuries, as those without seatbelts lifted out of their seats and were slammed back.

In-flight turbulence is a common occurrence while flying, and while occurrences of significant turbulence seem to be rising, they are still very rare.

Research indicates that there are around 5,000 incidents of significant in-flight disturbance annually, out of a sum of in excess of 35 million aircraft departures that currently occur around the world.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is defined as when the sudden jolts of a plane passing through rough air masses exert greater than a significant G-force on your body - a strong enough force to throw you from your seat if you were not fastened by a restraint.

As climate change alters atmospheric conditions, researchers alert that flying could become bumpier: warming trends and altered air currents in the upper atmosphere are likely to boost the frequency and intensity of significant turbulence.