Although lots of airlines are cutting back on the standard perks (in-flight meals and snacks, free checking of bags, pillows), Internet-addicts can look forward to in-flight Wi-Fi on more and more airlines.

Right now, Virgin America, United, Delta, American and Southwest are just some of the airlines offering in-flight Wi-Fi as an additional perk (a perk that usually costs about $12 or $13 per flight).

How popular is the feature? Well, according to a study by the Wi-Fi Alliance back in August, 76% of frequent-fliers would alter airlines just to get access to Wi-Fi. Today, Google has announced that it will be offering free in-flight Wi-Fi on every Virgin America flights from November 10, 2009 through January 15, 2010.

You can obtain details and see what airports/destinations Virgin America serves at FreeHolidayWiFi.com.

This isn't the first time that Google and Virgin America have teamed up. Back in June, Google sponsored a "Day in the Cloud" virtual forager hunt and kicked-off the event by piling a ton of bloggers and techies onto two Virgin America flights (including our very own Ben Parr).

Dealing with airports during the holidays can be a really annoying experience, so having free Wi-Fi is a definite perk.

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