If they’re going back to focus groups, that seems to imply that we aren’t going to be hearing anything about any modifications for some time. Since the qualification year doesn’t start until 1/1, DL may feel that they have time. (Although as has been pointed out, people are already making travel plans for 2024.)
It's another great example of why I doubt they'll fix this in a sensible way. If they just end up running focus groups with the same approach they used the first time around, they won't figure out how to fix it. it will be just another "bad design by mindless use of focus groups". Hopefully they get someone who knows what they are doing when it comes to research, this time around.