A Number of Affected as Rough Air Impacts A Delta Airlines Aircraft into Sydney, Australia

Several people sustained injuries after a Delta jet traveling from LA to Sydney, Australia experienced rough air on Friday morning.

Delta Flight 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it touched down at the Sydney airport, a company official informed. A number of the onboard staff required medical attention.

Local paramedics said they assessed five individuals, and transferred a trio to the hospital with minor injuries that included back pain and migraines. The injured ranged from their thirties and seventies.

This marks the newest example of aircraft being hit by turbulence, with aviation specialists pointing out that climate change is a major factor.

There were nearly 250 travelers and a crew of 15 on the Airbus A350, the Delta spokesperson said, adding that the plane arrived "safely" at Sydney Airport at 06:48 local time on the day in question.

Emergency responders said they got a call just three minutes ahead of the plane arrived, and ambulances were waiting on the tarmac.

Why in-flight bumpiness is growing more frequent - and often stronger.

Last year, 25 people were injured when another Delta jet, travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, hit "significant" atmospheric disturbance just a couple of hours into the lengthy trip, and diverted for an emergency landing.

Recently, travelers and staff on a certain international flight experienced a frightening short but intense of severe turbulence. An individual passed away and many were hurt, as individuals not fastened in lifted out of their seats and were slammed back.

Bumpy air is not uncommon while flying, and while instances of significant turbulence appear to be increasing, they are statistically infrequent.

Research indicates that there are approximately thousands of instances of severe or worse turbulence each year, out of a sum of more than 35 million journeys that currently occur globally.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is described as when the vertical motions of a aircraft passing through disturbed air exert more than 1.5g-force on your body - a strong enough force to propel you from your seat if you were not fastened by a seatbelt.

As global warming modifies atmospheric conditions, experts warn that air travel could become less smooth: shifts in temperature and changing jet streams in the upper atmosphere are likely to boost the regularity and severity of significant turbulence.