🔗 Share this article A Number of Affected as Turbulence Hits A Delta Airlines Flight Landing at Sydney, Australia The airline stated the Airbus A350 went through "momentary turbulence" as it arrived at its destination. Several people sustained injuries after a Delta jet from Los Angeles to Sydney encountered turbulence this past Friday. Delta Flight 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it touched down at Sydney Airport, a company official told. A number of the onboard staff were injured. The New South Wales Ambulance Service said they treated a total of five people, and transferred three of them to a medical facility with minor injuries that included pain in the back and head pain. Those affected spanned from their 30s up to the 70s. The event represents the most recent case of commercial jets being hit by atmospheric disturbance, with aviation specialists indicating that shifting climate patterns is a major factor. The aircraft was carrying nearly 250 travelers and fifteen staff members on the wide-body jet, the official added, adding that the plane touched down "without further incident" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday. Emergency responders reported they received a call just three minutes prior to the plane touched down, and ambulances were ready and waiting at the airport. The reasons turbulence is becoming more frequent - and potentially more dangerous. During the past year, twenty-five passengers and crew sustained injuries when a separate Delta aircraft, on a route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, hit "considerable" rough air just a couple of hours into the transoceanic journey, and diverted for an unscheduled landing. Recently, passengers and crew on a Singapore Airlines flight endured a terrifying short but intense bout of severe turbulence. One passenger passed away and dozens were injured, as individuals not fastened in lifted out of their seats and crashed back down. In-flight turbulence is fairly routine on aircraft journeys, and while instances of significant turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are still very rare. Data suggests that there are around five thousand cases of significant in-flight disturbance every year, out of a overall number of in excess of 35 million flights that now take off globally. Severe turbulence is described as when the vertical motions of a aircraft experiencing disturbed air apply greater than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - enough to propel you from your seat if you did not have on a safety belt. As global warming modifies weather patterns, experts warn that air travel could become bumpier: warming trends and shifting wind patterns in the upper atmosphere are projected to heighten the regularity and severity of severe turbulence.
The airline stated the Airbus A350 went through "momentary turbulence" as it arrived at its destination. Several people sustained injuries after a Delta jet from Los Angeles to Sydney encountered turbulence this past Friday. Delta Flight 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it touched down at Sydney Airport, a company official told. A number of the onboard staff were injured. The New South Wales Ambulance Service said they treated a total of five people, and transferred three of them to a medical facility with minor injuries that included pain in the back and head pain. Those affected spanned from their 30s up to the 70s. The event represents the most recent case of commercial jets being hit by atmospheric disturbance, with aviation specialists indicating that shifting climate patterns is a major factor. The aircraft was carrying nearly 250 travelers and fifteen staff members on the wide-body jet, the official added, adding that the plane touched down "without further incident" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday. Emergency responders reported they received a call just three minutes prior to the plane touched down, and ambulances were ready and waiting at the airport. The reasons turbulence is becoming more frequent - and potentially more dangerous. During the past year, twenty-five passengers and crew sustained injuries when a separate Delta aircraft, on a route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, hit "considerable" rough air just a couple of hours into the transoceanic journey, and diverted for an unscheduled landing. Recently, passengers and crew on a Singapore Airlines flight endured a terrifying short but intense bout of severe turbulence. One passenger passed away and dozens were injured, as individuals not fastened in lifted out of their seats and crashed back down. In-flight turbulence is fairly routine on aircraft journeys, and while instances of significant turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are still very rare. Data suggests that there are around five thousand cases of significant in-flight disturbance every year, out of a overall number of in excess of 35 million flights that now take off globally. Severe turbulence is described as when the vertical motions of a aircraft experiencing disturbed air apply greater than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - enough to propel you from your seat if you did not have on a safety belt. As global warming modifies weather patterns, experts warn that air travel could become bumpier: warming trends and shifting wind patterns in the upper atmosphere are projected to heighten the regularity and severity of severe turbulence.