🔗 Share this article Several Injured as Turbulence Strikes A Delta Airlines Flight Arriving in Sydney, Australia Delta Airlines reported the plane went through "short-lived rough air" as it touched down at Sydney Airport. Multiple passengers and crew were hurt after a Delta aircraft traveling from Los Angeles to Sydney experienced turbulence on Friday morning. The flight, numbered 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it made its approach and landed at Sydney Airport, a company official stated. Several cabin crew members required medical attention. The New South Wales Ambulance Service reported they assessed a total of five people, and transported three of them to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that included spinal discomfort and migraines. The patients' ages ranged from their 30s up to the 70s. It is the latest incident of aircraft being hit by turbulence, with researchers indicating that global warming is a key driver. The aircraft was carrying nearly 250 travelers and a crew of 15 on the wide-body jet, the Delta spokesperson added, adding that the plane touched down "safely" at Sydney Airport at 06:48 local time on Friday. Emergency responders said they were alerted just three minutes prior to the plane touched down, and response teams were ready and waiting at the airport. Why plane turbulence is growing more frequent - and often stronger. During the past year, two dozen individuals were injured when a separate Delta aircraft, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "severe" turbulence just a couple of hours into the transoceanic journey, and was forced to make an unscheduled landing. Recently, passengers and crew on a Singapore Airlines jet endured a terrifying short but intense bout of severe turbulence. One passenger passed away and dozens were injured, as unbelted passengers lifted out of their seats and crashed back down. Turbulence is a common occurrence while flying, and while occurrences of strong or severe turbulence appear to be increasing, they are still very rare. Estimates show that there are an estimated thousands of instances of severe-or-greater turbulence every year, out of a sum of more than 35 million aircraft departures that are conducted globally. Intense turbulence is categorized as when the vertical motions of a plane experiencing unstable air exert more than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - a strong enough force to throw you from your seat if you weren't wearing a seatbelt. As global warming alters atmospheric conditions, researchers alert that air travel could become bumpier: temperature changes and shifting wind patterns in the higher altitudes are expected to heighten the occurrence and strength of severe turbulence.
Delta Airlines reported the plane went through "short-lived rough air" as it touched down at Sydney Airport. Multiple passengers and crew were hurt after a Delta aircraft traveling from Los Angeles to Sydney experienced turbulence on Friday morning. The flight, numbered 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it made its approach and landed at Sydney Airport, a company official stated. Several cabin crew members required medical attention. The New South Wales Ambulance Service reported they assessed a total of five people, and transported three of them to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that included spinal discomfort and migraines. The patients' ages ranged from their 30s up to the 70s. It is the latest incident of aircraft being hit by turbulence, with researchers indicating that global warming is a key driver. The aircraft was carrying nearly 250 travelers and a crew of 15 on the wide-body jet, the Delta spokesperson added, adding that the plane touched down "safely" at Sydney Airport at 06:48 local time on Friday. Emergency responders said they were alerted just three minutes prior to the plane touched down, and response teams were ready and waiting at the airport. Why plane turbulence is growing more frequent - and often stronger. During the past year, two dozen individuals were injured when a separate Delta aircraft, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "severe" turbulence just a couple of hours into the transoceanic journey, and was forced to make an unscheduled landing. Recently, passengers and crew on a Singapore Airlines jet endured a terrifying short but intense bout of severe turbulence. One passenger passed away and dozens were injured, as unbelted passengers lifted out of their seats and crashed back down. Turbulence is a common occurrence while flying, and while occurrences of strong or severe turbulence appear to be increasing, they are still very rare. Estimates show that there are an estimated thousands of instances of severe-or-greater turbulence every year, out of a sum of more than 35 million aircraft departures that are conducted globally. Intense turbulence is categorized as when the vertical motions of a plane experiencing unstable air exert more than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - a strong enough force to throw you from your seat if you weren't wearing a seatbelt. As global warming alters atmospheric conditions, researchers alert that air travel could become bumpier: temperature changes and shifting wind patterns in the higher altitudes are expected to heighten the occurrence and strength of severe turbulence.