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Strung below craggy mountains, the Omani capital of Muscat is one of the Middle East’s oldest and most picturesque cities. Between its corniches and modern quarter are Portuguese-built forts, blue-domed mosques, royal palaces, and souks, all heavy with the sense of a lost Arabia.

Things to do in Muscat: Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque • Royal Opera House • Wadi Bani Khalid • Bimmah Sinkhole • Oman Avenues Mall • Qurum Natural Park • Muscat Grand Mall • Oman Aquarium • Mutrah Fort

Highly rated hotels in Muscat: W Muscat • Grand Hyatt Muscat • Kempinski Hotel Muscat • Sheraton Oman Hotel • Radisson Collection Hotel, Hormuz Grand Muscat • Grand Millennium Muscat • Al Baleed Salalah by Anantara • Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar • InterContinental Muscat

Oman's electricity is 240V 50Hz and uses plug types C & G

Plug Type: C
Plug Type: G

Great Circle Distance between Heathrow and Muscat International Airport is 3,624 miles, with a flight time of approx 7.5 hrs. Muscat's IATA airport code is MCT.
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Climate: In Oman, the climate is tropical desert almost everywhere, with some summer rains in both the northern and southern mountain areas, and clouds brought by the summer monsoon along the eastern coast. The monsoon, from mid-June to mid-September, is due to wet currents blowing towards the Asian continent, and brings limited effects in terms of rain, but it's nonetheless able to influence the climate of the country. Along the Al Batinah northern coast, where Muscat is located, the hottest month is June, while in July and August, cloud banks brought by the southwest monsoon can slightly lower the daytime temperature, which is around 40°C in June and then drops to 38°C in July and to 36°C In August. Rainfall in Muscat is definitely scarce, in fact, it amounts to 100 millimetres per year. In summer, despite the southwest monsoon, it almost never rains. The sun in Muscat shines all year round, however, the sunshine hours slightly decrease in July and August.

BA Tier Points Earned

Route 1	LHR‑DOH (QR)	DOH‑MCT (QR)	TOTAL (SGL)	TOTAL (RTN)
Economy	20	5	25	50
WTP
Business	140	40	180	360
First	210	60	270	540

Economy Tier Points shown are based on fully flexible fares. 'Low' Economy earns 50% of the shown amount. 'Lowest' Economy fares earn 25% of shown amount.

When journey is booked in World Traveler Plus or First and those cabins don't exist on particular legs, the next cabin down will be used on those legs for points collection.

When booking with BA, tier points can be earned on the following Oneworld Alliance ® airlines:
Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Fiji Airways, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian, SriLankan Airlines