Working out Velocity status credits from different qatar economy fares.

[sydneygirlfch]

I'm finding it impossible to get an answer - even from Virgin/Velocity phone staff.
Can anyone help please?!
Booking 3 x economy returns for Xmas to Abu Dhabi, want to earn status credits towards maintaining Platinum Velocity.
Virgin hasn't yet released their fares for the return leg in Jan and I don't want to wait much longer given the peak season and importance of getting the outbound ones to tie in with family from uk.
so looking at Qatar website, I can book the VA1 for status credits on there, then would need to go with a qatar operated return.
Where I am stuck is that they have 3 x economy levels to book: Classic, Convenience and Comfort.
given if I booked on Virgin they give more status credits for economy Flex vs choice, and presuming that Qatar economy comfort would be equivalent of virgin Flex, I am trying to work out if paying for the Convenience vs Classic would give me the extra status credits. If not it's probably not worth it.
Hope that makes sense - does anyone know the answer?!

 

[Montien]

Since October last year, Velocity has aligned SC earn rates between VA and QR marketed flights, but the Fare Class (the single letter code) is what actually dictates your earn, not just the name of the fare.

Economy Comfort (VA Flex equivalent): Usually books into Y, B, H, or K classes. For a long-haul Sydney–London or similar (Zone 6), this typically earns 100 SCs per one-way.

Economy Convenience (VA Choice equivalent): Usually books into S, V, L, M etc. This typically earns 50–60 SCs (Discount Economy rates).

Economy Classic: Often books into O, T, Q, N, which are the lowest tier (Restricted Economy) and might only yield 40 SCs.

Click "Flight Details" on the Qatar site to find the one-letter fare class.

Economy Comfort is almost always the "Value-for-Money" winner for SC density.

If you book on the Qatar Airways site with a QR flight number, you'll earn Velocity Status Credits per the QR–VA partner table, but this won't count toward the separate requirement of 8 eligible Virgin Australia marketed and operated sectors. Those need a VA flight number and VA operation. Booking the VA-coded version of Qatar flights (VA1–29) does count as a VA marketed sector toward the 50% "VA marketed" requirement for 2026, though it still doesn't meet the operated-by-VA rule.