Multiple Affected as In-Flight Disturbance Impacts A Delta Airlines Flight into Sydney, Australia

Multiple passengers and crew were hurt following a Delta Airlines aircraft traveling from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia experienced significant turbulence Friday morning.

Flight DL41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it touched down at the Sydney airport, a representative for the carrier informed. Several cabin crew members sustained injuries.

Local paramedics said they assessed five patients, and transported three to the hospital with relatively minor issues that comprised pain in the back and headaches. The injured ranged from their 30s up to the 70s.

The event represents the newest example of commercial jets experiencing atmospheric disturbance, with researchers pointing out that global warming is a key driver.

On board were 245 passengers and 15 crew members on the aircraft, the representative said, adding that the plane touched down "safely and normally" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday morning.

Emergency responders indicated they got a call just a mere three minutes ahead of the plane landed, and response teams were standing by on the runway.

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

During the past year, 25 people were hurt when a Delta Airlines flight, on a route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, experienced "considerable" atmospheric disturbance just 120 minutes into the lengthy trip, and was forced to make an emergency landing.

Recently, passengers and crew on a Singapore Airlines jet experienced a terrifying short but intense of severe turbulence. A traveler passed away and dozens were injured, as individuals not fastened in rose out of their seats and crashed back down.

Bumpy air is fairly routine during flights, and while instances of rough conditions seem to be rising, they are still very rare.

Research indicates that there are an estimated 5,000 incidents of significant in-flight disturbance every year, out of a overall number of in excess of 35 million flights that now take off globally.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is categorized as when the vertical motions of a aircraft going through unstable air apply more than 1.5g-force on your body - enough to throw you from your seat if you weren't wearing a restraint.

As a changing climate alters atmospheric conditions, experts warn that flying could become bumpier: shifts in temperature and altered air currents in the upper atmosphere are projected to increase the regularity and severity of significant turbulence.