🔗 Share this article A Number of Hurt as Turbulence Impacts Delta Aircraft into Sydney, Australia The airline said the aircraft experienced "brief instability" as it arrived at its destination. Several people have been injured when a Delta Airlines aircraft traveling from Los Angeles to Sydney was hit by rough air on Friday morning. Flight DL41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it landed at Sydney Airport, a company official informed. Several cabin crew members were injured. Local paramedics said they treated a total of five people, and transported three to the hospital with minor injuries that included spinal discomfort and head pain. The patients' ages spanned from their thirties and seventies. The event represents the latest incident of aircraft encountering turbulence, with researchers indicating that global warming is a significant contributor. On board were 245 passengers and 15 crew members on the wide-body jet, the Delta spokesperson noted, clarifying that the plane landed "safely" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday morning. Paramedics indicated they got a call just only 180 seconds ahead of the plane touched down, and ambulances were waiting on the tarmac. The reasons turbulence is getting more common - and often stronger. Last year, two dozen individuals sustained injuries when another Delta jet, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, hit "significant" rough air just 120 minutes into the transoceanic journey, and was forced to make an emergency landing. Recently, those on board on a Singapore Airlines flight endured a terrifying short but intense bout of severe turbulence. A traveler lost their life and dozens were injured, as those without seatbelts were thrown from their seats and crashed back down. Turbulence is a common occurrence during flights, and while occurrences of strong or severe turbulence appear to be increasing, they are remained quite uncommon. Data suggests 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 worldwide. Severe turbulence is defined as when the up and down movements of a plane going through disturbed air apply more than 1.5g-force on your body - enough to throw you from your seat if you were not fastened by a restraint. As global warming modifies the conditions in the sky, researchers alert that commercial aviation could become more turbulent: shifts in temperature and shifting wind patterns in the higher altitudes are likely to boost the occurrence and strength of dangerous in-flight bumps.
The airline said the aircraft experienced "brief instability" as it arrived at its destination. Several people have been injured when a Delta Airlines aircraft traveling from Los Angeles to Sydney was hit by rough air on Friday morning. Flight DL41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it landed at Sydney Airport, a company official informed. Several cabin crew members were injured. Local paramedics said they treated a total of five people, and transported three to the hospital with minor injuries that included spinal discomfort and head pain. The patients' ages spanned from their thirties and seventies. The event represents the latest incident of aircraft encountering turbulence, with researchers indicating that global warming is a significant contributor. On board were 245 passengers and 15 crew members on the wide-body jet, the Delta spokesperson noted, clarifying that the plane landed "safely" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday morning. Paramedics indicated they got a call just only 180 seconds ahead of the plane touched down, and ambulances were waiting on the tarmac. The reasons turbulence is getting more common - and often stronger. Last year, two dozen individuals sustained injuries when another Delta jet, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, hit "significant" rough air just 120 minutes into the transoceanic journey, and was forced to make an emergency landing. Recently, those on board on a Singapore Airlines flight endured a terrifying short but intense bout of severe turbulence. A traveler lost their life and dozens were injured, as those without seatbelts were thrown from their seats and crashed back down. Turbulence is a common occurrence during flights, and while occurrences of strong or severe turbulence appear to be increasing, they are remained quite uncommon. Data suggests 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 worldwide. Severe turbulence is defined as when the up and down movements of a plane going through disturbed air apply more than 1.5g-force on your body - enough to throw you from your seat if you were not fastened by a restraint. As global warming modifies the conditions in the sky, researchers alert that commercial aviation could become more turbulent: shifts in temperature and shifting wind patterns in the higher altitudes are likely to boost the occurrence and strength of dangerous in-flight bumps.