Five people have been injured by turbulence onboard a flight from LA to Sydney.

Five people have been injured when turbulence hit a flight from LA to Sydney.

Paramedics were called to Sydney Airport as Delta Airlines flight DL 41 touched down about 6.45am on Friday.

Five people had suffered minor injuries, with three of them taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital for further treatment.

 

Among the injured were three women and a man. The age and gender of the fifth person is unknown.

It’s believed those injured were cabin crew members.

Most of the injuries included back pain, headaches and knee pain.

A spokesperson from Delta told 7NEWS.com.au the flight had encountered “brief turbulence”.

“Nothing is more important than the safety of our people and our customers, and our priority is taking care of the impacted crew members,” they said.

There were 245 passengers and 15 crew members on board the Airbus A350.