š Share this article Several Affected as Rough Air Strikes A Delta Airlines Flight Arriving in Sydney, Australia Delta Airlines reported the plane encountered "momentary turbulence" as it landed at Sydney Airport. Several people were hurt following a Delta aircraft from LA to Sydney experienced rough air this past Friday. Delta Flight 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it landed at the Sydney airport, a company official informed. A number of the onboard staff sustained injuries. Emergency medical services stated they evaluated five patients, and took three to the hospital with relatively minor issues that included back pain and headaches. The patients' ages ranged from their thirties and seventies. This marks the latest incident of commercial jets being hit by turbulence, with experts saying that shifting climate patterns is a significant contributor. The aircraft was carrying nearly 250 travelers and fifteen staff members on the Airbus A350, the representative said, stating 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 before the plane touched down, and response teams were waiting on the tarmac. Why plane turbulence is getting more common - and potentially more dangerous. Last year, twenty-five passengers and crew sustained injuries when a separate Delta aircraft, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, experienced "severe" rough air just a couple of hours into the long-haul flight, and had to make an precautionary landing. In 2024, travelers and staff on a Singapore Airlines flight experienced a harrowing short but intense bout of severe turbulence. An individual passed away and dozens were injured, as individuals not fastened in lifted out of their seats and were slammed back. In-flight turbulence is fairly routine while flying, and while instances of significant turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are remained quite uncommon. Estimates show that there are around 5,000 incidents of severe or worse turbulence annually, out of a total of more than 35 million journeys that are conducted around the world. Severe turbulence is described as when the sudden jolts of a aircraft going through disturbed air exert more than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - sufficient force to throw you from your seat if you were not fastened by a safety belt. As global warming modifies the conditions in the sky, researchers alert that flying could become bumpier: temperature changes and altered air currents in the higher altitudes are projected to increase the frequency and intensity of severe turbulence.
Delta Airlines reported the plane encountered "momentary turbulence" as it landed at Sydney Airport. Several people were hurt following a Delta aircraft from LA to Sydney experienced rough air this past Friday. Delta Flight 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it landed at the Sydney airport, a company official informed. A number of the onboard staff sustained injuries. Emergency medical services stated they evaluated five patients, and took three to the hospital with relatively minor issues that included back pain and headaches. The patients' ages ranged from their thirties and seventies. This marks the latest incident of commercial jets being hit by turbulence, with experts saying that shifting climate patterns is a significant contributor. The aircraft was carrying nearly 250 travelers and fifteen staff members on the Airbus A350, the representative said, stating 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 before the plane touched down, and response teams were waiting on the tarmac. Why plane turbulence is getting more common - and potentially more dangerous. Last year, twenty-five passengers and crew sustained injuries when a separate Delta aircraft, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, experienced "severe" rough air just a couple of hours into the long-haul flight, and had to make an precautionary landing. In 2024, travelers and staff on a Singapore Airlines flight experienced a harrowing short but intense bout of severe turbulence. An individual passed away and dozens were injured, as individuals not fastened in lifted out of their seats and were slammed back. In-flight turbulence is fairly routine while flying, and while instances of significant turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are remained quite uncommon. Estimates show that there are around 5,000 incidents of severe or worse turbulence annually, out of a total of more than 35 million journeys that are conducted around the world. Severe turbulence is described as when the sudden jolts of a aircraft going through disturbed air exert more than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - sufficient force to throw you from your seat if you were not fastened by a safety belt. As global warming modifies the conditions in the sky, researchers alert that flying could become bumpier: temperature changes and altered air currents in the higher altitudes are projected to increase the frequency and intensity of severe turbulence.