Delta Flight Hits Turbulence; Five Injured

Delta Flight 41 from Los Angeles to Sydney experienced severe turbulence on Friday, injuring five people just before landing at Sydney Airport. According to Delta, four flight attendants were injured during the incident, while no passengers reported any harm.

The Airbus A350 aircraft touched down safely and normally at 6:48 AM local time, as confirmed by a Delta spokesperson. Paramedics from NSW Ambulance assessed five individuals in total, taking three to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital with minor injuries including back pain and headaches. The patients' ages ranged from their 30s to 70s.

Delta reported that the flight had 245 passengers and 15 crew members on board. Australian media identified two individuals in their 70s, a woman in her 60s, and a woman in her 30s among those injured. The fifth individual's age and gender were not specified.

This incident marks the latest in a series of turbulence-related accidents involving commercial flights. In July of last year, more than two dozen passengers aboard another Delta flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam were hospitalized after encountering significant turbulence. That flight diverted safely to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport with 25 passengers taken to area hospitals.