But then, other airlines are taking steps, which would make FB look bad for not taking any. It would be fine if the year was still aligned to calendar year, but it isn't, not for FB.
A catch-all solution does not need to be designed by now, but at least acknowledgment for those members ending their year in March and April is necessary.
This is one of multiple reasons I think freezing the calendar is the optimal solution. It gives time. Nothing happens while time is frozen, nobody has to immediately worry about losing their status, which in grand scheme of things is not that important, but it is very important for airlines indeed - a lot of people will be reconsidering their travel patterns after this is over. A lot of them, like our own Mr. Guggenheimer, will be facing lack of work; a lot of the others will still have work, but might decide to do a lot more off-site following experience during "lockdown". The last thing AFKL needs is for those who will travel to reconsider their loyalties and jump shop.

It buys them time, at little cost, as long as they need, month by month. Let's start today, with announcing a freeze for 2 months. To adjust for March and April, everyone will get two more months to requalify. Those ending their year in March, will find their year extended until May, and then in May, if things are good, that's it. If things are still not good, another postponement for 1 or 2 months can be announced. If there is a need for a systemwide change in the program, for whatever reason, FB has at least 2 months to develop it.

Another advantage is that it leaves no clients hanging. I have already noted my displeasure at the fact that these 3 months normally account for more than 1/4 of my travel; last year I earned full 90 of my XPs in months of April and May, and 15 more in March. With the current solution, I am instead effectively earning 45XP for the three months, while someone with a March year end is effectively earning 45XP for one month.

They still get the shaft though - for the following year. Whereas I can certainly hope to earn my missing 6XP in the coming months somehow, and start the next year with a clean sheet, the same person who got the gifted XPs might save their status, but they will not get any carryover (unless they were already over the limit anyway). But they still lose at least April, probably May into their next requalification. What of that - will they now get another 30XP to get them going? Then I am double-shafted and I might just decide that hey, I don't mind having to transfer in Germany/Switzerland/Austria/Poland that much after all, and just wave AFKL good-bye.

The calendar freeze solution solves all these issues and it gives some reassurance to those who have their periods end later in the year that they won't be left hanging either.

And as NickB noted, it's not like they have a lot of expenses for status benefits right now either.