🔗 Share this article A Number of Hurt as Turbulence Impacts Delta Flight Arriving in Sydney, Australia Delta Airlines stated the aircraft went through "brief rough air" as it touched down at its destination. Several people have been injured after a Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Sydney experienced turbulence on Friday morning. The flight, numbered 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it made its approach and landed at the Sydney airport, a representative for the carrier informed. Several cabin crew members were injured. The New South Wales Ambulance Service said they assessed five patients, and transported three of them to a medical facility with relatively minor issues that such as pain in the back and headaches. The patients' ages ranged from their 30s up to the 70s. It is the newest example of aircraft being hit by turbulence, with experts pointing out that global warming is a key driver. The aircraft was carrying 245 passengers and 15 crew members on the wide-body jet, the Delta spokesperson added, stating that the plane landed "without further incident" at Sydney Airport at 06:48 local time on Friday morning. Emergency responders reported they received a call just a mere three minutes ahead of the plane landed, and emergency vehicles were standing by on the runway. Why plane turbulence is becoming more frequent - and potentially more dangerous. Last year, two dozen individuals were hurt when a separate Delta aircraft, on a route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "considerable" rough air just a couple of hours into the long-haul flight, and was forced to make an emergency landing. In 2024, travelers and staff on a Singapore Airlines flight experienced a harrowing brief five-second period of extreme instability. An individual lost their life and many were hurt, as those without seatbelts rose out of their seats and fell back down. In-flight turbulence is not uncommon while flying, and while occurrences of rough conditions seem to be rising, they are still very rare. Research indicates that there are approximately five thousand cases of severe-or-greater turbulence each year, out of a sum of in excess of 35 million journeys that are conducted worldwide. Severe turbulence is defined as when the sudden jolts of a aircraft passing through disturbed air apply more than 1.5g-force on your body - sufficient force to throw you from your seat if you were not fastened by a seatbelt. As climate change modifies atmospheric conditions, experts warn that air travel could become more turbulent: temperature changes and altered air currents in the upper atmosphere are likely to heighten the frequency and intensity of significant turbulence.
Delta Airlines stated the aircraft went through "brief rough air" as it touched down at its destination. Several people have been injured after a Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Sydney experienced turbulence on Friday morning. The flight, numbered 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it made its approach and landed at the Sydney airport, a representative for the carrier informed. Several cabin crew members were injured. The New South Wales Ambulance Service said they assessed five patients, and transported three of them to a medical facility with relatively minor issues that such as pain in the back and headaches. The patients' ages ranged from their 30s up to the 70s. It is the newest example of aircraft being hit by turbulence, with experts pointing out that global warming is a key driver. The aircraft was carrying 245 passengers and 15 crew members on the wide-body jet, the Delta spokesperson added, stating that the plane landed "without further incident" at Sydney Airport at 06:48 local time on Friday morning. Emergency responders reported they received a call just a mere three minutes ahead of the plane landed, and emergency vehicles were standing by on the runway. Why plane turbulence is becoming more frequent - and potentially more dangerous. Last year, two dozen individuals were hurt when a separate Delta aircraft, on a route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "considerable" rough air just a couple of hours into the long-haul flight, and was forced to make an emergency landing. In 2024, travelers and staff on a Singapore Airlines flight experienced a harrowing brief five-second period of extreme instability. An individual lost their life and many were hurt, as those without seatbelts rose out of their seats and fell back down. In-flight turbulence is not uncommon while flying, and while occurrences of rough conditions seem to be rising, they are still very rare. Research indicates that there are approximately five thousand cases of severe-or-greater turbulence each year, out of a sum of in excess of 35 million journeys that are conducted worldwide. Severe turbulence is defined as when the sudden jolts of a aircraft passing through disturbed air apply more than 1.5g-force on your body - sufficient force to throw you from your seat if you were not fastened by a seatbelt. As climate change modifies atmospheric conditions, experts warn that air travel could become more turbulent: temperature changes and altered air currents in the upper atmosphere are likely to heighten the frequency and intensity of significant turbulence.