In Pictures: Germany's largest strike in decades brings country to standstill

A view shows Lufthansa planes parked at Frankfurt airport during a nationwide strike called by the German trade union Verdi over a wage dispute, in Frankfurt, Germany.

A general view of a storage facility for buses during a nationwide strike called by the German trade union Verdi over a wage dispute, in Bonn, Germany.

ICE high-speed trains are parked in a depot of German railway company Deutsche Bahn during a nationwide strike called by the German trade union Verdi over a wage dispute in Hamburg, Germany.

A man walks past the closed entrance of a subway station during a nationwide strike called by the German trade union Verdi over a wage dispute in Munich, Germany.

A view of an empty railway station during a nationwide strike called by the German trade union Verdi over a wage dispute in Bonn, Germany.

A person sits at the platform of Munich's main train station during a nationwide strike called by the German trade union Verdi over a wage dispute in Munich, Germany.

A view of empty tracks at the main train station during a nationwide strike called by the German trade union Verdi over a wage dispute in Berlin, Germany.

A man sits on a bench on a platform at the main train station during a nationwide strike called by the German trade union Verdi over a wage dispute in Berlin, Germany.

A view shows empty check-in counters at the Frankfurt airport during a nationwide strike called by the German trade union Verdi over a wage dispute, in Frankfurt, Germany.

A commuter with a dog stands on a Berlin transport company BVG subway platform at Alexanderplatz station during a nationwide strike called by the German trade union Verdi over a wage dispute, in Berlin, Germany.