🔗 Share this article Multiple Injured as Rough Air Strikes A Delta Airlines Flight Arriving in Sydney, Australia Delta Airlines said the aircraft went through "brief rough air" as it touched down at Sydney Airport. A number of individuals were hurt following a Delta flight originating in Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia encountered significant turbulence Friday morning. Delta Flight 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it landed at the Sydney airport, an airline spokesperson told. Several cabin crew members sustained injuries. Local paramedics said they evaluated five patients, and transferred three of them to a medical facility with non-life-threatening injuries that included pain in the back and headaches. The patients' ages were between their 30s to 70s. This marks the latest incident of planes experiencing severe turbulence, with researchers indicating that global warming is a major factor. The aircraft was carrying nearly 250 travelers and fifteen staff members on the aircraft, the Delta spokesperson said, stating that the plane landed "safely and normally" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday. The NSW Ambulance Service indicated they got a call just three minutes before the plane landed, and response teams were standing by on the runway. Why in-flight bumpiness is growing increasingly prevalent - and often stronger. During the past year, 25 people were injured when a separate Delta aircraft, travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, hit "considerable" turbulence just two hours into the lengthy trip, and diverted for an unscheduled landing. Recently, those on board on a Singapore Airlines jet endured a harrowing short but intense bout of severe turbulence. An individual passed away and dozens were injured, as those without seatbelts rose out of their seats and were slammed back. Turbulence is not uncommon on aircraft journeys, and while occurrences of significant turbulence appear to be increasing, they are statistically infrequent. Estimates show that there are approximately 5,000 incidents of severe or worse turbulence every year, out of a total of more than 35 million journeys that currently occur around the world. Strong atmospheric disturbance is described as when the vertical motions of a plane experiencing rough air masses generate more than a significant G-force on your body - enough to throw you from your seat if you did not have on a restraint. As global warming alters atmospheric conditions, specialists caution that flying could become more turbulent: shifts in temperature and shifting wind patterns in the upper atmosphere are projected to increase the regularity and severity of significant turbulence.
Delta Airlines said the aircraft went through "brief rough air" as it touched down at Sydney Airport. A number of individuals were hurt following a Delta flight originating in Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia encountered significant turbulence Friday morning. Delta Flight 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it landed at the Sydney airport, an airline spokesperson told. Several cabin crew members sustained injuries. Local paramedics said they evaluated five patients, and transferred three of them to a medical facility with non-life-threatening injuries that included pain in the back and headaches. The patients' ages were between their 30s to 70s. This marks the latest incident of planes experiencing severe turbulence, with researchers indicating that global warming is a major factor. The aircraft was carrying nearly 250 travelers and fifteen staff members on the aircraft, the Delta spokesperson said, stating that the plane landed "safely and normally" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday. The NSW Ambulance Service indicated they got a call just three minutes before the plane landed, and response teams were standing by on the runway. Why in-flight bumpiness is growing increasingly prevalent - and often stronger. During the past year, 25 people were injured when a separate Delta aircraft, travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, hit "considerable" turbulence just two hours into the lengthy trip, and diverted for an unscheduled landing. Recently, those on board on a Singapore Airlines jet endured a harrowing short but intense bout of severe turbulence. An individual passed away and dozens were injured, as those without seatbelts rose out of their seats and were slammed back. Turbulence is not uncommon on aircraft journeys, and while occurrences of significant turbulence appear to be increasing, they are statistically infrequent. Estimates show that there are approximately 5,000 incidents of severe or worse turbulence every year, out of a total of more than 35 million journeys that currently occur around the world. Strong atmospheric disturbance is described as when the vertical motions of a plane experiencing rough air masses generate more than a significant G-force on your body - enough to throw you from your seat if you did not have on a restraint. As global warming alters atmospheric conditions, specialists caution that flying could become more turbulent: shifts in temperature and shifting wind patterns in the upper atmosphere are projected to increase the regularity and severity of significant turbulence.