đź”— Share this article A Number of Hurt as Turbulence Strikes Delta Flight into Sydney, Australia The airline reported the aircraft encountered "brief rough air" as it arrived at its destination. Multiple passengers and crew were hurt after a Delta Airlines aircraft from Los Angeles to Sydney experienced rough air on Friday morning. The flight, numbered 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it made its approach and landed at the Sydney airport, an airline spokesperson told. A number of the onboard staff were injured. Emergency medical services said they assessed five patients, and transported three of them to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that such as back pain and headaches. The injured ranged from their thirties and seventies. It is the newest example of planes experiencing severe turbulence, with researchers indicating that global warming is a major factor. The aircraft was carrying nearly 250 travelers and 15 crew members on the Airbus A350, the Delta spokesperson added, stating that the plane touched down "safely" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on the day in question. Paramedics reported they got a call just three minutes prior to the plane arrived, and emergency vehicles were waiting on the tarmac. Why in-flight bumpiness is becoming more frequent - and often stronger. Last year, 25 people were injured when a separate Delta aircraft, travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, experienced "significant" atmospheric disturbance just a couple of hours into the lengthy trip, and diverted for an emergency landing. In 2024, those on board on a Singapore Airlines flight went through a frightening short but intense period of extreme instability. One passenger lost their life and many were hurt, as unbelted passengers lifted out of their seats and crashed back down. Turbulence is fairly routine on aircraft journeys, and while cases of strong or severe turbulence appear to be increasing, they are still very rare. Estimates show that there are an estimated 5,000 incidents of severe or worse turbulence every year, out of a total of in excess of 35 million journeys that are conducted globally. Intense turbulence is described as when the sudden jolts of a plane experiencing disturbed air exert in excess of 1.5g-force on your body - enough to propel you from your seat if you weren't wearing a safety belt. As global warming shifts atmospheric conditions, specialists caution that commercial aviation could become bumpier: warming trends and shifting wind patterns in the upper atmosphere are expected to heighten the frequency and intensity of severe turbulence.
The airline reported the aircraft encountered "brief rough air" as it arrived at its destination. Multiple passengers and crew were hurt after a Delta Airlines aircraft from Los Angeles to Sydney experienced rough air on Friday morning. The flight, numbered 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it made its approach and landed at the Sydney airport, an airline spokesperson told. A number of the onboard staff were injured. Emergency medical services said they assessed five patients, and transported three of them to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that such as back pain and headaches. The injured ranged from their thirties and seventies. It is the newest example of planes experiencing severe turbulence, with researchers indicating that global warming is a major factor. The aircraft was carrying nearly 250 travelers and 15 crew members on the Airbus A350, the Delta spokesperson added, stating that the plane touched down "safely" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on the day in question. Paramedics reported they got a call just three minutes prior to the plane arrived, and emergency vehicles were waiting on the tarmac. Why in-flight bumpiness is becoming more frequent - and often stronger. Last year, 25 people were injured when a separate Delta aircraft, travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, experienced "significant" atmospheric disturbance just a couple of hours into the lengthy trip, and diverted for an emergency landing. In 2024, those on board on a Singapore Airlines flight went through a frightening short but intense period of extreme instability. One passenger lost their life and many were hurt, as unbelted passengers lifted out of their seats and crashed back down. Turbulence is fairly routine on aircraft journeys, and while cases of strong or severe turbulence appear to be increasing, they are still very rare. Estimates show that there are an estimated 5,000 incidents of severe or worse turbulence every year, out of a total of in excess of 35 million journeys that are conducted globally. Intense turbulence is described as when the sudden jolts of a plane experiencing disturbed air exert in excess of 1.5g-force on your body - enough to propel you from your seat if you weren't wearing a safety belt. As global warming shifts atmospheric conditions, specialists caution that commercial aviation could become bumpier: warming trends and shifting wind patterns in the upper atmosphere are expected to heighten the frequency and intensity of severe turbulence.