Anyone with 4000hrs in the current market can command a 6 figure salary at many, many different companies around the country. I really don't see the allure of being a "cruise f/o" in a big jet when your family, lifestyle, etc all have to take a very distant back seat.
I have no doubt that they will get the front seats filled but hopefully there will be enough people knocking the offers back to get them thinking about raising the t&c's. Getting in early and waiting/hoping for them to improve as another pruner suggested is not a chance I would take with my family.