Several Affected as In-Flight Disturbance Strikes A Delta Airlines Flight Landing at Sydney, Australia

Multiple passengers and crew have been injured when a Delta aircraft traveling from Los Angeles to Sydney encountered turbulence on Friday morning.

The flight, numbered 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it touched down at the Sydney airport, a representative for the carrier informed. Several cabin crew members were injured.

The New South Wales Ambulance Service reported they assessed five patients, and took three to a medical facility with non-life-threatening injuries that such as pain in the back and migraines. The injured were between their 30s to 70s.

It is the latest incident of aircraft being hit by severe turbulence, with aviation specialists indicating that shifting climate patterns is a major factor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 passengers and fifteen staff members on the wide-body jet, the official added, adding that the plane touched down "without further incident" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on the day in question.

The NSW Ambulance Service indicated they were alerted just only 180 seconds before the plane landed, and response teams were ready and waiting at the airport.

The reasons turbulence is growing more frequent - and potentially more dangerous.

In the previous year, two dozen individuals were hurt when a Delta Airlines flight, flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, encountered "significant" atmospheric disturbance just a couple of hours into the long-haul flight, and diverted for an precautionary landing.

Earlier this year, travelers and staff on a Singapore Airlines jet experienced a terrifying five seconds of severe turbulence. An individual passed away and many were hurt, as individuals not fastened in were thrown from their seats and fell back down.

Turbulence is fairly routine on aircraft journeys, and while cases of significant turbulence seem to be rising, they are remained quite uncommon.

Data suggests that there are an estimated five thousand cases of severe-or-greater turbulence every year, out of a total of more than 35 million flights that now take off around the world.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is categorized as when the vertical motions of a jet passing through unstable air apply more than a significant G-force on your body - sufficient force to propel you from your seat if you weren't wearing a restraint.

As global warming alters atmospheric conditions, experts warn that commercial aviation could become more turbulent: shifts in temperature and altered air currents in the upper atmosphere are projected to heighten the frequency and intensity of dangerous in-flight bumps.