Empty platforms, canceled flights: Germany's largest strike in decades brings country to standstill

An electronic display reading 'no traffic of trains due to the strike' is seen at the main railway station durmore

A view of a departures board inside the Munich Airport during a strike called by the German trade union Verdi more

ICE high-speed trains are parked in a depot of German railway company Deutsche Bahn during a nationwide strikemore

A view shows an empty tram station during a nationwide strike called by the German trade union Verdi over a wamore

A man walks past planes parked at Frankfurt airport during a nationwide strike called by the German trade uniomore

Trams are seen at a storage facility during a nationwide strike called by the German trade union Verdi over a more

An empty platform is seen at the main Berlin train station during a nationwide strike called by the German tramore

A view shows the empty platforms of Munich's main train station during a nationwide strike called by the Germamore

People stand inside the Frankfurt airport during a nationwide strike called by the German trade union Verdi ovmore

A general view of the empty Cologne Central Station during a nationwide strike called by the German trade uniomore

Buses are seen at a storage facility during a nationwide strike called by the German trade union Verdi over a more

A person sits at the platform of Munich's main train station during a nationwide strike called by the German tmore

A view of empty tracks at the main train station during a nationwide strike called by the German trade union Vmore

Workers protest at Munich's main train station during a nationwide strike called by the German trade union Vermore

Protestors demonstrate in front of 'Landungsbruecken' at the harbour during a nationwide strike called by the more

A person sits at the platform of Munich's main train station during a nationwide strike called by the German tmore

A display board shows the list of cancelled flights at Frankfurt airport during a nationwide strike called by more

A general view inside the Munich Airport during a strike called by the German trade union Verdi over a wage dimore

A guard closes the gate of a storage facility for buses during a nationwide strike called by the German trade more

A stranded tourist from Prague stands at the empty Cologne Central Station during a nationwide strike called bmore