Multiple Affected as In-Flight Disturbance Impacts Delta Flight into Sydney

Several people have been injured following a Delta Airlines aircraft from LA to Sydney experienced significant turbulence Friday morning.

Flight DL41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it made its approach and landed at Sydney Airport, a company official informed. A number of the onboard staff were injured.

Local paramedics said they assessed a total of five people, and transferred three of them to hospital with minor injuries that included pain in the back and headaches. The injured were between their 30s to 70s.

It is the newest example of commercial jets being hit by turbulence, with researchers pointing out that climate change is a key driver.

The aircraft was carrying 245 people and 15 crew members on the wide-body jet, the representative noted, stating that the plane touched down "safely" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday morning.

The NSW Ambulance Service reported they got a call just a mere three minutes ahead of the plane arrived, and ambulances were ready and waiting at the airport.

Why in-flight bumpiness is becoming more frequent - and potentially more dangerous.

Last year, two dozen individuals were hurt when another Delta jet, travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, encountered "considerable" turbulence just a couple of hours into the transoceanic journey, and diverted for an unscheduled landing.

Earlier this year, travelers and staff on a certain international flight endured a frightening brief five-second of severe turbulence. One passenger passed away and dozens were injured, as those without seatbelts lifted out of their seats and crashed back down.

Turbulence is a common occurrence on aircraft journeys, and while cases of rough conditions appear to be increasing, they are remained quite uncommon.

Data suggests that there are an estimated 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 defined as when the vertical motions of a plane going through rough air masses apply greater than a significant G-force on your body - enough to lift you out of your seat if you were not fastened by a seatbelt.

As a changing climate modifies the conditions in the sky, experts warn that flying could become bumpier: warming trends and altered air currents in the jet stream level are projected to heighten the regularity and severity of significant turbulence.