Multiple Injured as Rough Air Hits A Delta Airlines Flight Arriving in Sydney, Australia

Several people were hurt following a Delta jet traveling from LA to Sydney, Australia encountered rough air Friday morning.

Delta Flight 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it landed at the Sydney airport, a company official informed. Several cabin crew members were injured.

Local paramedics reported they evaluated five patients, and transported three to hospital with relatively minor issues that comprised spinal discomfort and head pain. The patients' ages were between their 30s up to the 70s.

This marks the most recent case of commercial jets experiencing atmospheric disturbance, with aviation specialists indicating that shifting climate patterns is a major factor.

On board were nearly 250 travelers and 15 crew members on the Airbus A350, the Delta spokesperson said, stating that the plane landed "safely" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday morning.

Emergency responders said they received a call just three minutes prior to the plane touched down, and emergency vehicles were waiting on the tarmac.

Why in-flight bumpiness is getting increasingly prevalent - and more severe.

Last year, 25 people were hurt when another Delta jet, travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, experienced "considerable" turbulence just a couple of hours into the transoceanic journey, and diverted for an unscheduled landing.

Earlier this year, those on board on a Singapore Airlines jet went through a frightening brief five-second bout of severe turbulence. An individual died and dozens were injured, as unbelted passengers rose out of their seats and were slammed back.

Bumpy air is a common occurrence on aircraft journeys, and while occurrences of significant turbulence seem to be rising, they are still very rare.

Research indicates that there are around five thousand cases of severe or worse turbulence annually, out of a overall number of more than 35 million aircraft departures that now take off worldwide.

Severe turbulence is described as when the sudden jolts of a jet passing through rough air masses exert greater than 1.5g-force on your body - sufficient force to propel you from your seat if you weren't wearing a restraint.

As global warming alters weather patterns, researchers alert that commercial aviation could become bumpier: warming trends and changing jet streams in the jet stream level are likely to boost the regularity and severity of severe turbulence.