Several Hurt as In-Flight Disturbance Strikes A Delta Airlines Flight into Sydney, Australia

Several people sustained injuries following a Delta Airlines jet traveling from LA to Sydney, Australia experienced significant turbulence this past Friday.

Flight DL41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it touched down at Sydney Airport, a company official told. Four flight attendants were injured.

Emergency medical services reported they evaluated five patients, and transferred a trio to hospital with relatively minor issues that such as pain in the back and migraines. The injured spanned from their 30s to 70s.

It is the most recent case of planes experiencing atmospheric disturbance, with experts pointing out that climate change is a significant contributor.

There were 245 passengers and fifteen staff members on the aircraft, the representative noted, clarifying that the plane landed "safely" at the airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday.

Emergency responders indicated they were alerted just only 180 seconds before the plane arrived, and ambulances were standing by on the runway.

The reasons turbulence is getting more frequent - and often stronger.

Last year, two dozen individuals were injured when a Delta Airlines flight, flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, hit "considerable" atmospheric disturbance just a couple of hours into the long-haul flight, and was forced to make an unscheduled landing.

Earlier this year, those on board on a Singapore Airlines jet endured a harrowing five seconds of severe turbulence. An individual lost their life and dozens were injured, as unbelted passengers were thrown from their seats and crashed back down.

In-flight turbulence is not uncommon on aircraft journeys, and while occurrences of rough conditions are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are statistically infrequent.

Data suggests that there are approximately thousands of instances of severe-or-greater turbulence every year, out of a total of more than 35 million flights that currently occur globally.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is defined as when the vertical motions of a plane passing through unstable air apply in excess of 1.5g-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 alters atmospheric conditions, specialists caution that flying could become bumpier: warming trends and changing jet streams in the upper atmosphere are likely to heighten the frequency and intensity of dangerous in-flight bumps.