Ops Kid........... don't want to sound like a complete w**ker, but......... welcome to the real world! Degrees in ops count for absolutely nothing. The 'average graduate' does not even know what an operations dept is! (You have the upper hand - congrats <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> . .I doubt very much that you will get a salary as low as £9000 (after all I am only telling you my own experiences). There is only one university that airlines look towards, and that is the University of life! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="rolleyes.gif" /> . .After college, i decided to take a year out before considering Uni options and I am glad I did.......... If you feel that your degree in Physics is wasted then I would disagree....... Surely you didn't expect a physics degree to be applicable to a position in ops.. .I left a major Intl Airline last summer to do my ATPL'S....... 2 bust, bankrupt (ir what ever term u want to use!) schools later, you find me working for the Home Office <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="frown.gif" /> Life's a bi*tch...... what the hell, lets try and enjoy it the best way we can <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="cool.gif" />