Now I'm really confused !!! Let's take a BA vs IB scenario, now that both ailrines use the same time periods, 1-Apr -> 31-Mar.

BA:
Earn BA gold in the period Apr - Sep 2025. One has gold status until 30-Apr-2026. Then one has the gold status during the requalifying year Apr 2026 - Mar 2027 to earn the status. On Apr 2027 one has whatever status based on the points earned. No points earned, no status.

IB:
Earn IB platino in the period Apr - Sep 2025. One has platino status until 31-Mar-2028 or is it 31-Mar-2027 ? Then one has the platino status during the requalifying year Apr 2026 - Apr 2027 to earn the points to retain the status.

Based upon craigthemif and irrelevant2012 posts, my understanding of having platino status until 31-Mar-2028 is incorrect, or is it???