Several Affected as In-Flight Disturbance Strikes Delta Flight Arriving in Sydney, Australia

Multiple passengers and crew sustained injuries after a Delta Airlines flight traveling from LA to Sydney encountered turbulence Friday morning.

The flight, numbered 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it made its approach and landed at Sydney Airport, an airline spokesperson informed. A number of the onboard staff were injured.

The New South Wales Ambulance Service reported they assessed five patients, and transferred three of them to the hospital with minor injuries that comprised pain in the back and migraines. The injured were between their 30s to 70s.

It is the latest incident of planes encountering atmospheric disturbance, with aviation specialists indicating that shifting climate patterns is a significant contributor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 passengers and a crew of 15 on the wide-body jet, the representative said, clarifying that the plane landed "without further incident" at Sydney Airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday morning.

Paramedics indicated they got a call just three minutes ahead of the plane touched down, and emergency vehicles were waiting on the tarmac.

Why plane turbulence is growing more common - 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, experienced "significant" rough air just a couple of hours into the long-haul flight, and diverted for an precautionary landing.

Recently, passengers and crew on a certain international flight went through a terrifying brief five-second bout of severe turbulence. One passenger died and numerous people sustained injuries, as unbelted passengers were thrown from their seats and were slammed back.

Turbulence is a common occurrence while flying, and while instances of rough conditions appear to be increasing, they are statistically infrequent.

Estimates show that there are around 5,000 incidents of severe or worse turbulence every year, out of a overall number of in excess of 35 million aircraft departures that are conducted globally.

Intense turbulence is described as when the vertical motions of a jet experiencing disturbed air generate in excess of a significant G-force on your body - enough to lift you out of your seat if you weren't wearing a seatbelt.

As climate change shifts atmospheric conditions, experts warn that flying could become more turbulent: warming trends and changing jet streams in the upper atmosphere are likely to increase the regularity and severity of dangerous in-flight bumps.