Photos: 'Mega-strike' disrupts travel in Germany

Germans are struggling with high inflation - it hit 8.7 percent in February

Published: March 27, 2023 19:15 Gulf News Report

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Protestors demonstrate in front of 'Landungsbruecken' at the harbour during a nationwide strike called by the German trade union over a wage dispute in Hamburg, Germany. A major strike brought much of Germany's air traffic, rail service and commuter lines to a halt on Monday as workers demand wage hikes in the face of brisk inflation. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Workers at airports, ports, railways, buses and metro lines throughout much of Europe's top economy heeded a call by the Verdi and EVG unions for the 24-hour walkout. Above, trams are seen at a storage facility in Bonn, Germany. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Arrival and departure boards at Frankfurt airport, the nation's biggest, and Munich airport showed rows of cancelled flights. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Berlin's usually bustling central train station was mostly quiet, after the national railway cancelled long-distance and regional links across the country. Image Credit: REUTERS

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An empty S-Bahn commuter train station is seen during a one-day wage strike of the public transport sector in Berlin. Image Credit: AFP

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Empty counters are seen at the airport in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. Image Credit: AFP

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Regional trains are parked in Munich, southern Germany, during a strike on March 27, 2023. Image Credit: AFP

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Commuters walk past empty platforms during a strike of employees in the public transport sector at the main railway station in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. Image Credit: AFP

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A passenger stands on a platform in an empty Munich central station, southern Germany on March 27, 2023. Image Credit: AFP

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Employees in the public transport sector demonstrate as they stage a strike in Frankfurt am Main. Image Credit: AFP

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