Several Affected as Turbulence Strikes A Delta Airlines Flight Landing at Sydney, Australia

Multiple passengers and crew sustained injuries following a Delta aircraft traveling from LA to Sydney, Australia experienced significant turbulence on Friday morning.

Delta Flight 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it landed at Sydney Airport, an airline spokesperson told. A number of the onboard staff sustained injuries.

Local paramedics said they assessed five individuals, and transported three of them to hospital with minor injuries that comprised spinal discomfort and migraines. The patients' ages spanned from their 30s to 70s.

It is the latest incident of planes experiencing severe turbulence, with researchers saying that climate change is a significant contributor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 passengers and a crew of 15 on the aircraft, the Delta spokesperson added, stating that the plane arrived "safely and normally" at Sydney Airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on the day in question.

The NSW Ambulance Service said they got a call just a mere three minutes ahead of the plane landed, and emergency vehicles were waiting on the tarmac.

Why plane turbulence is becoming increasingly prevalent - and more severe.

Last year, 25 people sustained injuries when a separate Delta aircraft, flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, encountered "severe" atmospheric disturbance just a couple of hours into the long-haul flight, and had to make an precautionary landing.

Recently, travelers and staff on a certain international flight endured a terrifying short but intense of severe turbulence. An individual lost their life and numerous people sustained injuries, as individuals not fastened in rose out of their seats and crashed back down.

Bumpy air is not uncommon while flying, and while cases of strong or severe turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are statistically infrequent.

Research indicates that there are approximately 5,000 incidents of significant in-flight disturbance every year, out of a overall number of more than 35 million journeys that currently occur around the world.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is described as when the sudden jolts of a aircraft experiencing disturbed air apply greater than 1.5g-force on your body - a strong enough force to throw you from your seat if you weren't wearing a seatbelt.

As climate change alters weather patterns, specialists caution that air travel could become more turbulent: warming trends and shifting wind patterns in the jet stream level are projected to increase the occurrence and strength of severe turbulence.