A commercial airliner landed safely Thursday night at Toledo Express Airport after the crew aboard reported smoke in the cockpit, authorities said.

Delta flight 312 left Detroit shortly before 8 p.m., headed for Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, according to the airline’s Web site.

The tower at the airport was alerted around 8 p.m. that an aircraft was about 10 minutes away from the airport and would be landing.

Lucas County Sheriff’s deputies and area fire departments, including Swanton’s, responded.

By 8:30, the plane was on the ground and authorities reported that the smoke in the cockpit had cleared and passengers were allowed off the plane.

Delta’s Web site reports that the flight was expected to resume its trip to Florida, leaving Toledo at 12:23 a.m. Friday

Holly Kemler, spokesman for the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, said there were 225 people aboard the 757. She said there were no reports of injury or other physical problems. A relief aircraft will be flown in and will take the passengers to Florida.

She said that Toledo Express was notified that the plane was having problems at 8:06 p.m. It was on the ground at 8:18 p.m.

First Published December 5, 2014, 1:57 a.m.