🔗 Share this article A Number of Hurt as Rough Air Hits Delta Flight Landing at Sydney Delta Airlines said the plane experienced "momentary instability" as it arrived at its destination. Several people sustained injuries after a Delta Airlines flight originating in LA to Sydney experienced significant turbulence this past Friday. Delta Flight 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it landed at Sydney Airport, a representative for the carrier informed. A number of the onboard staff were injured. Emergency medical services reported they treated five patients, and transported three of them to a medical facility with minor injuries that included pain in the back and head pain. Those affected were between their thirties and seventies. This marks the latest incident of commercial jets being hit by severe turbulence, with experts saying that climate change is a key driver. The aircraft was carrying 245 passengers and fifteen staff members on the wide-body jet, the Delta spokesperson noted, adding that the plane landed "safely" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on the day in question. The NSW Ambulance Service said they received a call just a mere three minutes before the plane touched down, and emergency vehicles were ready and waiting at the airport. Why in-flight bumpiness is getting more frequent - and more severe. During the past year, 25 people were hurt when a Delta Airlines flight, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, hit "considerable" turbulence just a couple of hours into the transoceanic journey, and diverted for an emergency landing. Recently, passengers and crew on a Singapore Airlines flight endured a harrowing brief five-second bout of severe turbulence. A traveler lost their life and many were hurt, as those without seatbelts were thrown from their seats and were slammed back. In-flight turbulence is not uncommon on aircraft journeys, and while cases of significant turbulence seem to be rising, they are statistically infrequent. Estimates show that there are approximately five thousand cases of significant in-flight disturbance every year, out of a overall number of more than 35 million aircraft departures that currently occur globally. Intense turbulence is categorized as when the vertical motions of a jet going through disturbed air apply in excess of 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - sufficient force to throw you from your seat if you did not have on a seatbelt. As climate change shifts weather patterns, experts warn that air travel could become less smooth: shifts in temperature and shifting wind patterns in the upper atmosphere are expected to boost the occurrence and strength of significant turbulence.
Delta Airlines said the plane experienced "momentary instability" as it arrived at its destination. Several people sustained injuries after a Delta Airlines flight originating in LA to Sydney experienced significant turbulence this past Friday. Delta Flight 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it landed at Sydney Airport, a representative for the carrier informed. A number of the onboard staff were injured. Emergency medical services reported they treated five patients, and transported three of them to a medical facility with minor injuries that included pain in the back and head pain. Those affected were between their thirties and seventies. This marks the latest incident of commercial jets being hit by severe turbulence, with experts saying that climate change is a key driver. The aircraft was carrying 245 passengers and fifteen staff members on the wide-body jet, the Delta spokesperson noted, adding that the plane landed "safely" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on the day in question. The NSW Ambulance Service said they received a call just a mere three minutes before the plane touched down, and emergency vehicles were ready and waiting at the airport. Why in-flight bumpiness is getting more frequent - and more severe. During the past year, 25 people were hurt when a Delta Airlines flight, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, hit "considerable" turbulence just a couple of hours into the transoceanic journey, and diverted for an emergency landing. Recently, passengers and crew on a Singapore Airlines flight endured a harrowing brief five-second bout of severe turbulence. A traveler lost their life and many were hurt, as those without seatbelts were thrown from their seats and were slammed back. In-flight turbulence is not uncommon on aircraft journeys, and while cases of significant turbulence seem to be rising, they are statistically infrequent. Estimates show that there are approximately five thousand cases of significant in-flight disturbance every year, out of a overall number of more than 35 million aircraft departures that currently occur globally. Intense turbulence is categorized as when the vertical motions of a jet going through disturbed air apply in excess of 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - sufficient force to throw you from your seat if you did not have on a seatbelt. As climate change shifts weather patterns, experts warn that air travel could become less smooth: shifts in temperature and shifting wind patterns in the upper atmosphere are expected to boost the occurrence and strength of significant turbulence.