A Number of Hurt as Rough Air Strikes Delta Plane Landing at Sydney, Australia

Multiple passengers and crew were hurt when a Delta jet traveling from LA to Sydney was hit by rough air this past Friday.

Delta Flight 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it touched down at the Sydney airport, a company official stated. Four flight attendants sustained injuries.

Emergency medical services said they assessed five patients, and transferred a trio to hospital with relatively minor issues that such as pain in the back and migraines. The patients' ages ranged from their 30s to 70s.

This marks the most recent case of commercial jets encountering atmospheric disturbance, with aviation specialists indicating that shifting climate patterns is a major factor.

There were nearly 250 travelers and 15 crew members on the Airbus A350, the Delta spokesperson noted, stating that the plane landed "safely and normally" at the airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday.

The NSW Ambulance Service indicated they got a call just three minutes before the plane touched down, and emergency vehicles were waiting on the tarmac.

Why plane turbulence is becoming increasingly prevalent - and often stronger.

During the past year, 25 people were hurt when a separate Delta aircraft, travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, encountered "significant" turbulence just two hours into the lengthy trip, and was forced to make an emergency landing.

Recently, those on board on a Singapore Airlines jet went through a terrifying short but intense of severe turbulence. A traveler died and dozens were injured, as individuals not fastened in were thrown from their seats and fell back down.

In-flight turbulence is not uncommon during flights, and while cases of significant turbulence seem to be rising, they are still very rare.

Research indicates that there are approximately five thousand cases of significant in-flight disturbance every year, out of a overall number of over 35 million flights that currently occur worldwide.

Severe turbulence is categorized as when the vertical motions of a plane passing through unstable air 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 climate change alters atmospheric conditions, experts warn that flying could become more turbulent: warming trends and altered air currents in the upper atmosphere are likely to increase the regularity and severity of severe turbulence.