Any advantages of adding an id column to a pivot table in Laravel?

Is there any advantages of having an id column in a pivot table (many to many relationship) in Laravel (i'm using version 5.1)?

With an id

        $table->increments('id');

        $table->integer('appointment_id')->unsigned();
        $table->foreign('appointment_id')->references('id')->on('appointments')->onDelete('cascade');

        $table->integer('client_id')->unsigned();
        $table->foreign('client_id')->references('id')->on('clients')->onDelete('cascade');

        $table->timestamps();

Without an id

        $table->integer('appointment_id')->unsigned();
        $table->foreign('appointment_id')->references('id')->on('appointments')->onDelete('cascade');

        $table->integer('client_id')->unsigned();
        $table->foreign('client_id')->references('id')->on('clients')->onDelete('cascade');

        $table->timestamps();

via Chebli Mohamed