🔗 Share this article Several Affected as Rough Air Strikes Delta Plane Arriving in Sydney Delta Airlines reported the Airbus A350 encountered "short-lived rough air" as it touched down at Sydney Airport. A number of individuals sustained injuries following a Delta Airlines flight traveling from LA to Sydney experienced rough air Friday morning. The flight, numbered 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it made its approach and landed at the Sydney airport, an airline spokesperson told. A number of the onboard staff were injured. The New South Wales Ambulance Service reported they treated five patients, and transferred three of them to the hospital with relatively minor issues that included spinal discomfort and migraines. Those affected spanned from their 30s up to the 70s. The event represents the latest incident of commercial jets encountering atmospheric disturbance, with aviation specialists indicating that shifting climate patterns is a key driver. On board were 245 people and fifteen staff members on the aircraft, the representative said, clarifying that the plane touched down "without further incident" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday morning. Emergency responders said they received a call just three minutes before the plane touched down, and emergency vehicles were standing by on the runway. Why plane turbulence is growing more common - and potentially more dangerous. During the past year, twenty-five passengers and crew were hurt when a Delta Airlines flight, on a route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, encountered "considerable" rough air just 120 minutes into the long-haul flight, and diverted for an unscheduled landing. Recently, passengers and crew on a certain international flight went through a harrowing five seconds of severe turbulence. One passenger lost their life and dozens were injured, as individuals not fastened in rose out of their seats and crashed back down. Bumpy air is not uncommon during flights, and while occurrences of strong or severe turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are still very rare. Research indicates that there are around five thousand cases of severe or worse turbulence every year, out of a total of in excess of 35 million aircraft departures that currently occur globally. Severe turbulence is described as when the sudden jolts of a aircraft going through rough air masses apply greater than a significant G-force on your body - enough to propel you from your seat if you weren't wearing a safety belt. As climate change modifies atmospheric conditions, experts warn that commercial aviation could become bumpier: shifts in temperature and altered air currents in the jet stream level are expected to heighten the regularity and severity of dangerous in-flight bumps.
Delta Airlines reported the Airbus A350 encountered "short-lived rough air" as it touched down at Sydney Airport. A number of individuals sustained injuries following a Delta Airlines flight traveling from LA to Sydney experienced rough air Friday morning. The flight, numbered 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it made its approach and landed at the Sydney airport, an airline spokesperson told. A number of the onboard staff were injured. The New South Wales Ambulance Service reported they treated five patients, and transferred three of them to the hospital with relatively minor issues that included spinal discomfort and migraines. Those affected spanned from their 30s up to the 70s. The event represents the latest incident of commercial jets encountering atmospheric disturbance, with aviation specialists indicating that shifting climate patterns is a key driver. On board were 245 people and fifteen staff members on the aircraft, the representative said, clarifying that the plane touched down "without further incident" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday morning. Emergency responders said they received a call just three minutes before the plane touched down, and emergency vehicles were standing by on the runway. Why plane turbulence is growing more common - and potentially more dangerous. During the past year, twenty-five passengers and crew were hurt when a Delta Airlines flight, on a route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, encountered "considerable" rough air just 120 minutes into the long-haul flight, and diverted for an unscheduled landing. Recently, passengers and crew on a certain international flight went through a harrowing five seconds of severe turbulence. One passenger lost their life and dozens were injured, as individuals not fastened in rose out of their seats and crashed back down. Bumpy air is not uncommon during flights, and while occurrences of strong or severe turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are still very rare. Research indicates that there are around five thousand cases of severe or worse turbulence every year, out of a total of in excess of 35 million aircraft departures that currently occur globally. Severe turbulence is described as when the sudden jolts of a aircraft going through rough air masses apply greater than a significant G-force on your body - enough to propel you from your seat if you weren't wearing a safety belt. As climate change modifies atmospheric conditions, experts warn that commercial aviation could become bumpier: shifts in temperature and altered air currents in the jet stream level are expected to heighten the regularity and severity of dangerous in-flight bumps.