🔗 Share this article Several Affected as Turbulence Strikes Delta Aircraft Arriving in Sydney Delta Airlines reported the aircraft encountered "brief rough air" as it touched down at Sydney Airport. Multiple passengers and crew sustained injuries after a Delta Airlines aircraft traveling from LA to Sydney encountered significant turbulence on Friday morning. Flight DL41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it landed at Sydney Airport, an airline spokesperson stated. Several cabin crew members sustained injuries. The New South Wales Ambulance Service said they assessed a total of five people, and transported three to hospital with minor injuries that comprised pain in the back and migraines. Those affected were between their 30s up to the 70s. The event represents the newest example of planes experiencing atmospheric disturbance, with experts indicating that global warming is a major factor. On board were nearly 250 travelers and fifteen staff members on the aircraft, the Delta spokesperson noted, adding that the plane touched down "safely" at the airport at 06:48 local time on the day in question. Emergency responders reported they were alerted just a mere three minutes prior to the plane touched down, and ambulances were standing by on the runway. The reasons turbulence is getting more frequent - and more severe. During the past year, 25 people were injured when a Delta Airlines flight, travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, encountered "significant" turbulence just 120 minutes into the transoceanic journey, and diverted for an emergency landing. Recently, those on board on a Singapore Airlines jet went through a frightening five seconds period of extreme instability. An individual passed away and many were hurt, as those without seatbelts were thrown from their seats and crashed back down. In-flight turbulence is a common occurrence while flying, and while instances of significant turbulence seem to be rising, they are remained quite uncommon. Estimates show that there are around five thousand cases of severe-or-greater turbulence each year, out of a sum of over 35 million aircraft departures that currently occur around the world. Intense turbulence is defined as when the up and down movements of a jet experiencing unstable air apply more than a significant G-force on your body - sufficient force to throw you from your seat if you did not have on a seatbelt. As climate change modifies weather patterns, specialists caution that air travel could become bumpier: warming trends and altered air currents in the jet stream level are likely to heighten the occurrence and strength of severe turbulence.
Delta Airlines reported the aircraft encountered "brief rough air" as it touched down at Sydney Airport. Multiple passengers and crew sustained injuries after a Delta Airlines aircraft traveling from LA to Sydney encountered significant turbulence on Friday morning. Flight DL41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it landed at Sydney Airport, an airline spokesperson stated. Several cabin crew members sustained injuries. The New South Wales Ambulance Service said they assessed a total of five people, and transported three to hospital with minor injuries that comprised pain in the back and migraines. Those affected were between their 30s up to the 70s. The event represents the newest example of planes experiencing atmospheric disturbance, with experts indicating that global warming is a major factor. On board were nearly 250 travelers and fifteen staff members on the aircraft, the Delta spokesperson noted, adding that the plane touched down "safely" at the airport at 06:48 local time on the day in question. Emergency responders reported they were alerted just a mere three minutes prior to the plane touched down, and ambulances were standing by on the runway. The reasons turbulence is getting more frequent - and more severe. During the past year, 25 people were injured when a Delta Airlines flight, travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, encountered "significant" turbulence just 120 minutes into the transoceanic journey, and diverted for an emergency landing. Recently, those on board on a Singapore Airlines jet went through a frightening five seconds period of extreme instability. An individual passed away and many were hurt, as those without seatbelts were thrown from their seats and crashed back down. In-flight turbulence is a common occurrence while flying, and while instances of significant turbulence seem to be rising, they are remained quite uncommon. Estimates show that there are around five thousand cases of severe-or-greater turbulence each year, out of a sum of over 35 million aircraft departures that currently occur around the world. Intense turbulence is defined as when the up and down movements of a jet experiencing unstable air apply more than a significant G-force on your body - sufficient force to throw you from your seat if you did not have on a seatbelt. As climate change modifies weather patterns, specialists caution that air travel could become bumpier: warming trends and altered air currents in the jet stream level are likely to heighten the occurrence and strength of severe turbulence.