laravel delete where

DB::table('users')->where('id', $id)->delete();

Schema::table('flights', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->softDeletes();
});

// Eloquent's Model::query() returns the query builder

Model::where()->get();
// Is the same as 
Model::query()->where()->get();

Model::query();
// Can be useful to add query conditions based on certain requirements

// See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51517203/what-is-the-meaning-of-eloquents-modelquery