Multiple Injured as Turbulence Strikes A Delta Airlines Plane into Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals were hurt when a Delta aircraft from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia was hit by rough air Friday morning.

Delta Flight 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it touched down at Sydney Airport, an airline spokesperson informed. A number of the onboard staff required medical attention.

Local paramedics reported they treated five individuals, and took three of them to hospital with minor injuries that included spinal discomfort and head pain. The injured were between their thirties and seventies.

This marks the newest example of commercial jets experiencing atmospheric disturbance, with experts pointing out that global warming is a significant contributor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 passengers and a crew of 15 on the aircraft, the official noted, stating that the plane arrived "safely" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on the day in question.

The NSW Ambulance Service said they got a call just a mere three minutes prior to the plane touched down, and ambulances were standing by on the runway.

Why plane turbulence is growing more common - and potentially more dangerous.

Last year, 25 people sustained injuries when another Delta jet, travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, hit "considerable" turbulence just a couple of hours into the long-haul flight, and had to make an precautionary landing.

Earlier this year, passengers and crew on a certain international flight endured a terrifying five seconds of severe turbulence. An individual died and many were hurt, as those without seatbelts lifted out of their seats and were slammed back.

In-flight turbulence is a common occurrence during flights, and while cases of strong or severe turbulence appear to be increasing, they are remained quite uncommon.

Estimates show that there are approximately thousands of instances of significant in-flight disturbance annually, out of a overall number of more than 35 million aircraft departures that now take off globally.

Severe turbulence is defined as when the vertical motions of a plane experiencing rough air masses generate greater than 1.5g-force on your body - enough to propel you from your seat if you were not fastened by a safety belt.

As global warming shifts weather patterns, researchers alert that flying could become bumpier: temperature changes and altered air currents in the jet stream level are likely to increase the regularity and severity of significant turbulence.