🔗 Share this article A Number of Affected as Turbulence Strikes A Delta Airlines Flight into Sydney, Australia The airline said the plane went through "momentary instability" as it touched down at its destination. Several people were hurt following a Delta Airlines flight traveling from LA to Sydney, Australia encountered significant turbulence on Friday morning. Delta Flight 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it made its approach and landed at the Sydney airport, a company official stated. A number of the onboard staff required medical attention. Emergency medical services reported they treated five patients, and transported three of them to a medical facility with relatively minor issues that included spinal discomfort and migraines. The patients' ages spanned from their 30s to 70s. This marks the newest example of planes encountering atmospheric disturbance, with aviation specialists indicating that global warming is a key driver. On board were 245 passengers and a crew of 15 on the aircraft, the official noted, adding that the plane landed "without further incident" at Sydney Airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on the day in question. Emergency responders reported they received a call just only 180 seconds prior to the plane arrived, and ambulances were waiting on the tarmac. The reasons turbulence is growing increasingly prevalent - and often stronger. Last year, 25 people sustained injuries when a separate Delta aircraft, travelling from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "considerable" turbulence just 120 minutes into the transoceanic journey, and was forced to make an emergency landing. Recently, passengers and crew on a Singapore Airlines jet experienced a terrifying brief five-second of severe turbulence. One passenger passed away and numerous people sustained injuries, as individuals not fastened in were thrown from their seats and fell back down. Turbulence is a common occurrence while flying, and while instances of significant turbulence seem to be rising, they are still very rare. Estimates show that there are an estimated 5,000 incidents of severe or worse turbulence each year, out of a overall number of over 35 million flights that now take off around the world. Intense turbulence is described as when the vertical motions of a jet going through rough air masses apply more than a significant G-force on your body - enough to lift you out of your seat if you weren't wearing a restraint. As a changing climate shifts atmospheric conditions, specialists caution that flying could become more turbulent: shifts in temperature and altered air currents in the upper atmosphere are likely to boost the occurrence and strength of severe turbulence.
The airline said the plane went through "momentary instability" as it touched down at its destination. Several people were hurt following a Delta Airlines flight traveling from LA to Sydney, Australia encountered significant turbulence on Friday morning. Delta Flight 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it made its approach and landed at the Sydney airport, a company official stated. A number of the onboard staff required medical attention. Emergency medical services reported they treated five patients, and transported three of them to a medical facility with relatively minor issues that included spinal discomfort and migraines. The patients' ages spanned from their 30s to 70s. This marks the newest example of planes encountering atmospheric disturbance, with aviation specialists indicating that global warming is a key driver. On board were 245 passengers and a crew of 15 on the aircraft, the official noted, adding that the plane landed "without further incident" at Sydney Airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on the day in question. Emergency responders reported they received a call just only 180 seconds prior to the plane arrived, and ambulances were waiting on the tarmac. The reasons turbulence is growing increasingly prevalent - and often stronger. Last year, 25 people sustained injuries when a separate Delta aircraft, travelling from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "considerable" turbulence just 120 minutes into the transoceanic journey, and was forced to make an emergency landing. Recently, passengers and crew on a Singapore Airlines jet experienced a terrifying brief five-second of severe turbulence. One passenger passed away and numerous people sustained injuries, as individuals not fastened in were thrown from their seats and fell back down. Turbulence is a common occurrence while flying, and while instances of significant turbulence seem to be rising, they are still very rare. Estimates show that there are an estimated 5,000 incidents of severe or worse turbulence each year, out of a overall number of over 35 million flights that now take off around the world. Intense turbulence is described as when the vertical motions of a jet going through rough air masses apply more than a significant G-force on your body - enough to lift you out of your seat if you weren't wearing a restraint. As a changing climate shifts atmospheric conditions, specialists caution that flying could become more turbulent: shifts in temperature and altered air currents in the upper atmosphere are likely to boost the occurrence and strength of severe turbulence.