🔗 Share this article A Number of Injured as In-Flight Disturbance Strikes Delta Flight into Sydney The airline reported the aircraft encountered "brief rough air" as it landed at Sydney Airport. Multiple passengers and crew have been injured after a Delta Airlines jet originating in Los Angeles to Sydney experienced turbulence on Friday morning. Flight DL41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it made its approach and landed at Sydney Airport, a representative for the carrier told. Several cabin crew members sustained injuries. The New South Wales Ambulance Service reported they treated a total of five people, and transported three of them to hospital with minor injuries that included pain in the back and headaches. Those affected ranged from their 30s up to the 70s. The event represents the newest example of aircraft encountering turbulence, with aviation specialists pointing out that climate change is a significant contributor. The aircraft was carrying 245 people and a crew of 15 on the Airbus A350, the representative said, adding that the plane landed "safely and normally" at Sydney Airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday. Emergency responders reported they were alerted just only 180 seconds ahead of the plane arrived, and response teams were ready and waiting at the airport. Why plane turbulence is becoming more common - and more severe. Last year, twenty-five passengers and crew were injured when another Delta jet, travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "considerable" rough air just a couple of hours into the long-haul flight, and had to make an precautionary landing. In 2024, passengers and crew on a certain international flight experienced a harrowing brief five-second period of extreme instability. A traveler lost their life and many were hurt, as unbelted passengers were thrown from their seats and fell back down. Turbulence is fairly routine during flights, and while cases of rough conditions appear to be increasing, they are still very rare. Research indicates that there are around five thousand cases of severe or worse turbulence annually, out of a overall number of in excess of 35 million flights that are conducted around the world. Strong atmospheric disturbance is defined as when the up and down movements of a aircraft passing through disturbed air apply in excess of 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - a strong enough force to throw you from your seat if you weren't wearing a restraint. As a changing climate modifies the conditions in the sky, researchers alert that commercial aviation could become less smooth: temperature changes and changing jet streams in the jet stream level are projected to heighten the occurrence and strength of dangerous in-flight bumps.
The airline reported the aircraft encountered "brief rough air" as it landed at Sydney Airport. Multiple passengers and crew have been injured after a Delta Airlines jet originating in Los Angeles to Sydney experienced turbulence on Friday morning. Flight DL41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it made its approach and landed at Sydney Airport, a representative for the carrier told. Several cabin crew members sustained injuries. The New South Wales Ambulance Service reported they treated a total of five people, and transported three of them to hospital with minor injuries that included pain in the back and headaches. Those affected ranged from their 30s up to the 70s. The event represents the newest example of aircraft encountering turbulence, with aviation specialists pointing out that climate change is a significant contributor. The aircraft was carrying 245 people and a crew of 15 on the Airbus A350, the representative said, adding that the plane landed "safely and normally" at Sydney Airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday. Emergency responders reported they were alerted just only 180 seconds ahead of the plane arrived, and response teams were ready and waiting at the airport. Why plane turbulence is becoming more common - and more severe. Last year, twenty-five passengers and crew were injured when another Delta jet, travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "considerable" rough air just a couple of hours into the long-haul flight, and had to make an precautionary landing. In 2024, passengers and crew on a certain international flight experienced a harrowing brief five-second period of extreme instability. A traveler lost their life and many were hurt, as unbelted passengers were thrown from their seats and fell back down. Turbulence is fairly routine during flights, and while cases of rough conditions appear to be increasing, they are still very rare. Research indicates that there are around five thousand cases of severe or worse turbulence annually, out of a overall number of in excess of 35 million flights that are conducted around the world. Strong atmospheric disturbance is defined as when the up and down movements of a aircraft passing through disturbed air apply in excess of 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - a strong enough force to throw you from your seat if you weren't wearing a restraint. As a changing climate modifies the conditions in the sky, researchers alert that commercial aviation could become less smooth: temperature changes and changing jet streams in the jet stream level are projected to heighten the occurrence and strength of dangerous in-flight bumps.