Multiple Affected as Rough Air Hits Delta Flight Landing at Sydney, Australia

Several people have been injured after a Delta Airlines jet traveling from LA to Sydney, Australia encountered turbulence Friday morning.

Delta Flight 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it touched down at the Sydney airport, an airline spokesperson informed. Four flight attendants required medical attention.

Emergency medical services said they treated a total of five people, and transferred three of them to the hospital with relatively minor issues that comprised pain in the back and head pain. The patients' ages ranged from their 30s up to the 70s.

It is the newest example of aircraft experiencing turbulence, with experts indicating that shifting climate patterns is a significant contributor.

On board were nearly 250 travelers and a crew of 15 on the aircraft, the representative added, clarifying that the plane touched down "safely and normally" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday.

Paramedics indicated they got a call just three minutes before the plane landed, and response teams were ready and waiting at the airport.

Why plane turbulence is becoming more frequent - and potentially more dangerous.

During the past year, two dozen individuals were injured when a Delta Airlines flight, travelling from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, hit "significant" turbulence just two hours into the lengthy trip, and was forced to make an emergency landing.

Earlier this year, those on board on a Singapore Airlines jet went through a terrifying short but intense bout of severe turbulence. One passenger lost their life and numerous people sustained injuries, as individuals not fastened in were thrown from their seats and fell back down.

Turbulence is fairly routine during flights, and while cases of rough conditions are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are still very rare.

Data suggests that there are an estimated five thousand cases of significant in-flight disturbance every year, out of a total of in excess of 35 million aircraft departures that currently occur worldwide.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is described as when the sudden jolts of a jet passing through unstable air apply greater than 1.5g-force on your body - enough to lift you out of your seat if you were not fastened by a safety belt.

As climate change shifts weather patterns, researchers alert that flying could become less smooth: shifts in temperature and shifting wind patterns in the higher altitudes are expected to boost the regularity and severity of severe turbulence.