Several Hurt as In-Flight Disturbance Strikes A Delta Airlines Flight Arriving in Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals sustained injuries after a Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia was hit by rough air Friday morning.

Delta Flight 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it touched down at the Sydney airport, a representative for the carrier informed. A number of the onboard staff were injured.

Emergency medical services said they evaluated a total of five people, and transferred three of them to the hospital with minor injuries that comprised back pain and headaches. The injured ranged from their 30s up to the 70s.

It is the most recent case of commercial jets encountering turbulence, with aviation specialists saying that shifting climate patterns is a key driver.

There were 245 passengers and a crew of 15 on the wide-body jet, the representative said, clarifying that the plane touched down "safely and normally" at Sydney Airport at 06:48 local time on the day in question.

Emergency responders said they received a call just a mere three minutes prior to the plane landed, and ambulances were standing by on the runway.

The reasons turbulence is growing more common - and more severe.

During the past year, 25 people were injured when a Delta Airlines flight, on a route from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, experienced "severe" rough air just a couple of hours into the lengthy trip, and was forced to make an precautionary landing.

Earlier this year, those on board on a Singapore Airlines flight experienced a terrifying short but intense of severe turbulence. A traveler passed away and many were hurt, as individuals not fastened in rose out of their seats and fell back down.

In-flight turbulence is a common occurrence on aircraft journeys, and while occurrences of rough conditions are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are remained quite uncommon.

Estimates show that there are approximately thousands of instances of severe-or-greater turbulence annually, out of a total of in excess of 35 million journeys that currently occur globally.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is categorized as when the up and down movements of a plane passing through unstable air apply greater than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - enough to throw you from your seat if you were not fastened by a safety belt.

As a changing climate alters the conditions in the sky, experts warn that air travel could become bumpier: warming trends and shifting wind patterns in the jet stream level are likely to increase the frequency and intensity of dangerous in-flight bumps.