🔗 Share this article Several Injured as Rough Air Impacts Delta Flight into Sydney, Australia Delta Airlines reported the Airbus A350 encountered "brief turbulence" as it arrived at its destination. Several people have been injured following a Delta flight traveling from LA to Sydney encountered rough air this past Friday. Flight DL41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it landed at the Sydney airport, an airline spokesperson stated. Four flight attendants required medical attention. Emergency medical services said they treated five patients, and took a trio to a medical facility with non-life-threatening injuries that comprised spinal discomfort and migraines. Those affected were between their thirties and seventies. The event represents the newest example of commercial jets experiencing turbulence, with researchers pointing out that climate change is a key driver. The aircraft was carrying 245 passengers and a crew of 15 on the wide-body jet, the official noted, stating that the plane touched down "safely" at Sydney Airport at 06:48 local time on Friday. Paramedics indicated they received a call just a mere three minutes prior to the plane arrived, and response teams were standing by on the runway. The reasons turbulence is growing more common - and more severe. Last year, twenty-five passengers and crew were injured when another Delta jet, travelling from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, hit "significant" atmospheric disturbance just two hours into the lengthy trip, and diverted for an unscheduled landing. Earlier this year, passengers and crew on a Singapore Airlines flight endured a frightening short but intense bout of severe turbulence. An individual died and numerous people sustained injuries, as individuals not fastened in lifted out of their seats and crashed back down. Turbulence is fairly routine while flying, and while cases of strong or severe turbulence appear to be increasing, they are still very rare. Research indicates that there are approximately 5,000 incidents of severe-or-greater turbulence every year, out of a sum of more than 35 million aircraft departures that now take off around the world. Intense turbulence is categorized as when the up and down movements of a jet going through rough air masses exert greater than a significant G-force on your body - sufficient force to throw you from your seat if you weren't wearing a restraint. As climate change alters atmospheric conditions, researchers alert that flying could become less smooth: temperature changes and altered air currents in the higher altitudes are projected to increase the occurrence and strength of significant turbulence.
Delta Airlines reported the Airbus A350 encountered "brief turbulence" as it arrived at its destination. Several people have been injured following a Delta flight traveling from LA to Sydney encountered rough air this past Friday. Flight DL41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it landed at the Sydney airport, an airline spokesperson stated. Four flight attendants required medical attention. Emergency medical services said they treated five patients, and took a trio to a medical facility with non-life-threatening injuries that comprised spinal discomfort and migraines. Those affected were between their thirties and seventies. The event represents the newest example of commercial jets experiencing turbulence, with researchers pointing out that climate change is a key driver. The aircraft was carrying 245 passengers and a crew of 15 on the wide-body jet, the official noted, stating that the plane touched down "safely" at Sydney Airport at 06:48 local time on Friday. Paramedics indicated they received a call just a mere three minutes prior to the plane arrived, and response teams were standing by on the runway. The reasons turbulence is growing more common - and more severe. Last year, twenty-five passengers and crew were injured when another Delta jet, travelling from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, hit "significant" atmospheric disturbance just two hours into the lengthy trip, and diverted for an unscheduled landing. Earlier this year, passengers and crew on a Singapore Airlines flight endured a frightening short but intense bout of severe turbulence. An individual died and numerous people sustained injuries, as individuals not fastened in lifted out of their seats and crashed back down. Turbulence is fairly routine while flying, and while cases of strong or severe turbulence appear to be increasing, they are still very rare. Research indicates that there are approximately 5,000 incidents of severe-or-greater turbulence every year, out of a sum of more than 35 million aircraft departures that now take off around the world. Intense turbulence is categorized as when the up and down movements of a jet going through rough air masses exert greater than a significant G-force on your body - sufficient force to throw you from your seat if you weren't wearing a restraint. As climate change alters atmospheric conditions, researchers alert that flying could become less smooth: temperature changes and altered air currents in the higher altitudes are projected to increase the occurrence and strength of significant turbulence.