Several Hurt as In-Flight Disturbance Impacts A Delta Airlines Flight Landing at Sydney, Australia

Several people have been injured following a Delta flight traveling from LA to Sydney, Australia experienced rough air Friday morning.

Flight DL41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it made its approach and landed at Sydney Airport, a company official stated. Several cabin crew members sustained injuries.

Local paramedics reported they assessed five individuals, and transported three of them to a medical facility with non-life-threatening injuries that such as spinal discomfort and head pain. The injured were between their 30s to 70s.

This marks the newest example of planes experiencing severe turbulence, with researchers pointing out that climate change is a major factor.

There were 245 people and a crew of 15 on the aircraft, the representative said, stating that the plane landed "safely and normally" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday morning.

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

Why plane turbulence is becoming increasingly prevalent - and potentially more dangerous.

In the previous year, two dozen individuals were injured when another Delta jet, on a route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, hit "significant" turbulence just a couple of hours into the long-haul flight, and diverted for an emergency landing.

Recently, those on board on a Singapore Airlines jet endured a frightening short but intense of severe turbulence. One passenger passed away and many were hurt, as those without seatbelts lifted out of their seats and were slammed back.

Bumpy air is not uncommon on aircraft journeys, and while instances of rough conditions seem to be rising, they are statistically infrequent.

Data suggests that there are approximately five thousand cases of severe or worse turbulence each year, out of a total of in excess of 35 million aircraft departures that are conducted worldwide.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is described as when the vertical motions of a aircraft experiencing unstable air generate more than a significant G-force on your body - sufficient force to propel you from your seat if you were not fastened by a restraint.

As a changing climate alters atmospheric conditions, experts warn that commercial aviation could become less smooth: temperature changes and changing jet streams in the jet stream level are expected to heighten the regularity and severity of dangerous in-flight bumps.