JERUSALEM, April 13 (Reuters) - Israel El Al Airlines

has cancelled 15 flights scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, the

carrier said on Saturday as hostilities with Iran surged and

Israel closed its airspace as a precaution.

Foreign destinations affected include Paris, Rome,

Barcelona, Milan, Bucharest, Sofia, Athens, Dubai and Moscow,

the El Al statement said.

(Writing by Dan Williams; editing by Jonathan Oatis)