It will be interesting how they will connect long-range PAX through their MCT hub. With MCT as a hub for GF, Oman Aviation provided pathetic performance. As a result on-time performance was a disaster and while they had some really sharp employees, as a whole the whole machine just didn't function.
Besides DOH, MCT may well be one of the least attractive non-Saudi places to transit through in the region, given the absence of jet-bridges and even adequate seating for PAX in the terminal building.