A Number of Injured as Rough Air Impacts Delta Aircraft Landing at Sydney, Australia

Multiple passengers and crew have been injured after a Delta Airlines aircraft originating in Los Angeles to Sydney experienced rough air Friday morning.

Flight DL41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it landed at Sydney Airport, an airline spokesperson told. Several cabin crew members required medical attention.

Emergency medical services said they treated a total of five people, and took three to a medical facility with minor injuries that included spinal discomfort and migraines. The injured were between their thirties and seventies.

It is the newest example of aircraft experiencing atmospheric disturbance, with aviation specialists saying that global warming is a major factor.

On board were 245 people and 15 crew members on the wide-body jet, the official added, clarifying that the plane touched down "safely" at the airport at 06:48 local time on Friday.

Paramedics reported they were alerted just only 180 seconds prior to the plane touched down, and response teams were waiting on the tarmac.

The reasons turbulence is getting more common - and potentially more dangerous.

Last year, 25 people were injured when a Delta Airlines flight, flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "significant" atmospheric disturbance just 120 minutes into the transoceanic journey, and had to make an emergency landing.

Earlier this year, travelers and staff on a Singapore Airlines jet experienced a terrifying short but intense of severe turbulence. A traveler lost their life and many were hurt, as individuals not fastened in were thrown from their seats and crashed back down.

Bumpy air is a common occurrence while flying, and while instances of rough conditions are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are still very rare.

Research indicates that there are approximately five thousand cases of significant in-flight disturbance every year, out of a total of in excess of 35 million flights that currently occur around the world.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is defined as when the vertical motions of a plane experiencing unstable air apply greater than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - a strong enough force to propel you from your seat if you were not fastened by a safety belt.

As climate change alters atmospheric conditions, researchers alert that commercial aviation could become bumpier: temperature changes and shifting wind patterns in the higher altitudes are expected to boost the frequency and intensity of dangerous in-flight bumps.