🔗 Share this article Several Hurt as Turbulence Impacts A Delta Airlines Flight Landing at Sydney Delta Airlines said the Airbus A350 went through "brief instability" as it touched down at its destination. Several people sustained injuries when a Delta Airlines jet from LA to Sydney, Australia was hit by rough air on Friday morning. The flight, numbered 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it touched down at the Sydney airport, a representative for the carrier informed. Several cabin crew members sustained injuries. Emergency medical services reported they assessed five patients, and transferred three of them to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that included pain in the back and headaches. The injured ranged from their 30s to 70s. It is the most recent case of aircraft encountering turbulence, with researchers saying that global warming is a significant contributor. On board were 245 passengers and a crew of 15 on the aircraft, the Delta spokesperson noted, stating that the plane touched down "without further incident" at the airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday morning. Emergency responders indicated they got a call just a mere three minutes before the plane touched down, and response teams were ready and waiting at the airport. Why in-flight bumpiness is getting more frequent - and potentially more dangerous. During the past year, two dozen individuals were injured when a Delta Airlines flight, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "significant" turbulence just a couple of hours into the long-haul flight, and was forced to make an unscheduled landing. Recently, travelers and staff on a certain international flight endured a terrifying brief five-second bout of severe turbulence. A traveler lost their life and dozens were injured, as unbelted passengers were thrown from their seats and were slammed back. In-flight turbulence is a common occurrence while flying, and while occurrences of rough conditions seem to be rising, they are statistically infrequent. Estimates show that there are around 5,000 incidents of severe-or-greater turbulence annually, out of a total of more than 35 million flights that are conducted around the world. Strong atmospheric disturbance is categorized as when the sudden jolts of a jet passing through disturbed air apply greater than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - sufficient force to throw you from your seat if you weren't wearing a safety belt. As a changing climate modifies the conditions in the sky, experts warn that air travel could become bumpier: shifts in temperature and shifting wind patterns in the higher altitudes are expected to increase the regularity and severity of dangerous in-flight bumps.
Delta Airlines said the Airbus A350 went through "brief instability" as it touched down at its destination. Several people sustained injuries when a Delta Airlines jet from LA to Sydney, Australia was hit by rough air on Friday morning. The flight, numbered 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it touched down at the Sydney airport, a representative for the carrier informed. Several cabin crew members sustained injuries. Emergency medical services reported they assessed five patients, and transferred three of them to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that included pain in the back and headaches. The injured ranged from their 30s to 70s. It is the most recent case of aircraft encountering turbulence, with researchers saying that global warming is a significant contributor. On board were 245 passengers and a crew of 15 on the aircraft, the Delta spokesperson noted, stating that the plane touched down "without further incident" at the airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday morning. Emergency responders indicated they got a call just a mere three minutes before the plane touched down, and response teams were ready and waiting at the airport. Why in-flight bumpiness is getting more frequent - and potentially more dangerous. During the past year, two dozen individuals were injured when a Delta Airlines flight, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "significant" turbulence just a couple of hours into the long-haul flight, and was forced to make an unscheduled landing. Recently, travelers and staff on a certain international flight endured a terrifying brief five-second bout of severe turbulence. A traveler lost their life and dozens were injured, as unbelted passengers were thrown from their seats and were slammed back. In-flight turbulence is a common occurrence while flying, and while occurrences of rough conditions seem to be rising, they are statistically infrequent. Estimates show that there are around 5,000 incidents of severe-or-greater turbulence annually, out of a total of more than 35 million flights that are conducted around the world. Strong atmospheric disturbance is categorized as when the sudden jolts of a jet passing through disturbed air apply greater than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - sufficient force to throw you from your seat if you weren't wearing a safety belt. As a changing climate modifies the conditions in the sky, experts warn that air travel could become bumpier: shifts in temperature and shifting wind patterns in the higher altitudes are expected to increase the regularity and severity of dangerous in-flight bumps.