Originally Posted by
Omniscient
Perhaps the Captain simply just didn’t want that flight to operate with an offset? It’s still their authority whether or not to SLOP
Nope, they simply did not know what SLOP is/was. Even if they did, that’s a very petty area to exercise captain authority, being that it’s an established and encouraged program, recognized by the company in the FOM, and an example of good airmanship.